Umgeni River
latest news & developments
Durban paddlers, lawyers take on eThekwini metro over sewage crisis
The Northern wastewater treatment works disgorges sewage into the Umgeni River, which flows into the sea at Durban, polluting the city’s popular beaches
Rivers die after oil, chemical spill
A disastrous oil and chemical spill at Willowton Oils in Pietermaritzburg has devastated the Msunduzi and Umgeni and harmed those who depend on it