Sewage Crisis
latest news & developments
In Midvaal, the evidence suggests the DA does govern better
Even the informal settlements have running water, uninterrupted electricity and their own toilets
For Emfuleni residents, life is a daily grind of service delivery failures
The ANC-run municipality refuses to accept blame, accusing some residents of paying for DStv, servicing clothing accounts and drinking expensive alcohol instead of paying their…
Our water crisis is a tinderbox
Sewage pollution has harrowing consequences for human health, such as waterborne pathogens like cholera, salmonella, typhoid and hepatitis
Sewage crisis means Vaal water lettuce is here to stay
Desperate residents have removed the alien plant by hand, but a scientist says this is like treating a brain tumour with Panado
Effluent Warrenton: ‘Our town is worth saving’
Warrenton’s residents live in sewage mess and battle with chronic water delivery problems
Gauteng’s most vital resource irreparably damaged – SAHRC
Commission’s long-awaited report into Vaal sewage crisis finds widespread non-compliance by the government
Government passed the buck on Vaal pollution for too long —panel
The Human Rights Commission’s report on the river’s sewage crisis reveals the lawlessness of the state