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Former agriculture and energy minister and ANC national executive committee member Tina Joemat-Pettersson has died, the ruling party confirmed on Monday evening.
FISHERIES

Fisheries department will call on police to deal with corruption

Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says she will call in the police if an internal probe reveals corrupt activity within the department.

  • Glynnis Underhill
5 min read
BERNARD FOURIE

Vaal River pollution a ‘crisis’, says scientist

Pollution at the Vaal River has reached crisis proportions, an environmental scientist said on Tuesday. Claudia Holgate described the sewerage spillage running into the Vaal…

  • Natasha Marrian
3 min read
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

Over 500 suffering from diarrhoea in Delmas

A total of 532 cases of diarrhoea have been recorded in Delmas, Mpumalanga, and there was still no clarity on the cause, the Water Affairs and Forestry Department said on Friday.…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
DEPARTMENTAL

Durban harbour water recovering from chemical spill

Water quality in Durban’s harbour has started to improve following the release of chemicals from a blazing chemical storage depot, a senior Water Affairs and Forestry Department…

  • Giordano Stolley
2 min read