Political and administrative delays, treaty complications and changes in government leadership contributed to the jump

Residents have been urged to avoid Boksburg Lake after it was contaminated

The situation is frightening, says an anonymous source who used to work at the department of water and sanitation

Excessive rainfall last month has caused untreated toxic water from old gold mines to decant into waterways on the West Rand

The plant’s closure means that a tide of toxic mine water is rising significantly underground, which could decant into the environment within months

Levels at a treatment plant in Springs have now breached a critical environmental threshold

Broken abstraction pumps at the Eastern basin treatment plant mean that water supply may become contaminated, posing a serious threat

A proposed pipeline will bring water polluted with Gauteng’s sewage to the Waterberg in Limpopo to boost the coal industry during the climate crisis

One month after her appointment, the new director general of water affairs and forestry, Pam Yako has come out fighting — promising she will target water-guzzling operators,…