Hammanskraal
latest news & developments
National Youth Development Agency gives young women support through the National Youth Service Programme
Youths provided with meaningful work experience an increase in confidence, competencies, civic commitment and personal and professional development
Taxpayers to cough up Govan Mbeki Municipality’s R200 million fine
Environmental experts warn that simply fining municipalities for damaging the environment and polluting water is not sufficient to change behaviour
Editorial | Water: A matter of life and death
South Africa’s service delivery woes have attracted all manner of violence. As water becomes more scarce, things will get worse
Tshwane, government departments must work together for Hammanskraal water – Public Protector
The report found that a failure to upgrade the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is a health risk to residents
Health department reports decrease in cholera cases
But the public has been warned to remain vigilant
‘Criminal’ that Rooiwal’s upgrade comes at the cost of lives
Farmers in the Apies River area decry the damage pollution from the defective wastewater treatment plant has done to their farms and livelihoods
We have failed you, Ramaphosa tells Hammanskraal residents
Cholera outbreak has been a ‘big lesson’ for the government, penitent president says, while promising to fix the problems
Portable treatment plant to supply drinking water to Hammanskraal by March next year
The Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is set for a R4 billion upgrade
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
Editorial: Fix our water crisis now
Now is the time for accountability. Our leaders must deal with the consequences of their failures.
Cholera in the capital: the search for the source
Another national disaster looms as polluted Apies River may be the prime suspect behind the deadly Tshwane waterborne disease outbreak
From the archives: The water crisis
In 2015, the M&G ran a series of articles about the critical state of water and sanitation. Things have only got worse in the years since then
‘No threat of cholera infection from Rand Water supply’
The utility assures people they use chlorine to disinfect water taken from Vaal River, making it safe to drink
Traces of cholera detected in Vaal River
Water expert says this does not come as a shock as there are several places where raw sewage flows into the the river
Hammanskraal cholera: Time for ‘bullshitting’ is over, says mayor
The City of Tshwane will allocate R450 million over the next three years to fix the dysfunctional Rooiwal plant, which is polluting water in the area