Carin Bosman
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Are South Africa’s proposed water use licence reforms racist and unconstitutional?
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has picked up on the introduction of racial quotas for black shareholding in water use licences, sparking fierce debate
Spraying toxic herbicide on Vaal River to rid it of water lettuce ‘is criminal’
Water specialists have said the use of glyphosate is in contravention of the National Water Act and is a risk for humans and toxic for aquatic life
SA hit by a ‘tsunami of sewage’
The Green and Blue Drop reports show that more than 90% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are dysfunctional
Hammanskraal cholera crisis: It can happen anywhere in the country
With its broken sewage and failing water treatment plants, South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive