Water Contamination
latest news & developments
No freedom without water
Across South Africa, communities are marking Freedom Day under the weight of an escalating water crisis, where unreliable supply, contamination and ageing infrastructure continue…
Uranium mine audit flags toxic water and sanitation failures
Lotus Resources’ Kayelekera mine faces scrutiny after an audit revealed water safety and sanitation failures affecting workers
Environment minister proposes new fracking rules for South Africa
But the government can’t move on its fracking ambitions until it meets the court order requiring that there will be no environmental damage
Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists
Civil society groups have called on Namibia’s agriculture, water and forestry minister to immediately stop a Canadian company from prospecting
Government considers ban on microbeads after water is found to be contaminated
No studies have been done on the health effects of ingested microplastics on humans
Ministry should take over deteriorating wastewater treatment plants
The decline in the maintenance of wastewater treatment plants in most towns is alarming and cannot be allowed to deteriorate further
Lekwa Teemane city manager suspended amid water crisis
The Lekwa Teemane municipal manager has been suspended as officials investigate a water crisis that resulted in the death of three babies.
Illegal Gupta coal mine accused of polluting crop irrigation water
A Gupta-linked colliery has been accused of polluting the Olifants River, a vital source of water for food crop irrigation on farms around Delmas.
Water complaints flood human rights commission
The SA Human Rights Commission has received 144 complaints in the past two years about problems with the quality and supply of water.
Bizos: Water to drink is an urgent need indeed
People of Carolina had every right to go to court for the relief sought, irrespective of what others may have done in the past, says George Bizos.
‘There’s shit in the water’
Diepsloot’s desperate water situation has tested the patience of its thirsty and scared residents.
Weekend of queues and confusion for thirsty Diepsloot
Some Diepsloot residents have drunk their water and prayed while others walked kilometres to find a safer supply after theirs was contaminated.