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The South African Human Rights Commission has subpoenaed the Emfuleni Local Municipality after years of sewage spillage complaints dating back to 2022.
Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina has warned churches to avoid performing baptisms and rituals in the Vaal River this Easter as dam levels exceed 110% capacity.
EThekwini Municipality's wastewater treatment works are operating without valid water use licences, raising concerns about compliance and service delivery.
Over the past month, devastating floods across KZN have claimed the lives of more than 20 individuals and left over 200 others displaced.
A crucial legal battle over eThekwini's sewage crisis has hit another roadblock as ActionSA accuses the DA of deliberately stalling court proceedings.
Mogale City Mayor Danny Thupane resigned before he could face a motion of no confidence amid a service delivery crisis.
Current changing environments, characterised by extreme droughts and shortened growing seasons, favour indigenous crops.
On Wednesday, the department said during raw water sampling in September, water from five sites namely; Wentzel Dam, Schweizer Reneke, Christiana, Barkley West Caravan Park, and Douglas Weir indicated the presence of cholera.
The municipality said the shutdown was done to conduct maintenance work on the control valves located at the corner of Doreen Avenue and Rosslyn Road, in Region 1
Over the past two years, residents of Phagameng township in Modimolle, Limpopo have been complaining to the Mookgopong-Modimolle municipality about the brownish water that comes from their taps.
As South Africa embarks on its Just Energy Transition, youth are demanding a seat at the table. In light of the escalating climate crisis, their voices call for systemic change to ensure a more equitable future.
SST's newly launched guidebook aims to address Africa’s growing plastic waste crisis by outlining clear, actionable steps.
The dumping sites service up to 200 trucks per day, each carrying various types of waste, such as garden waste, household waste, building rubble and waste, toxic waste, and even medical waste.
Since the 2016 and 2021 local elections, which saw its most enormous loss, support for the African National Congress (ANC) has continued to decline.
Joburg Water’s electro-mechanical operations manager, Gugulethu Quma, said the water system is supplied by the Rand Water’s Eikenhof System, through the extensive network and resources of the entity.
From the summer of 2024, the UK will implement a pioneering ban on plastic-containing wet wipes, addressing plastic pollution and safeguarding ecosystems.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the task team would meet after the Easter holidays.
In a bid to enhance environmental protection measures, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has initiated a review of Coastal Waters Discharge Permits (CWDPs) issued to fish processing facilities in St Helena Bay.
OPINION: The EFF government will have special task teams to crack down on crime in the ocean economy, writes Nazier Paulsen.
The Overstrand Municipality scored 101% on the Department of Water and Sanitation’s No Drop report, which measures the level of water service delivery. Head of Infrastructure for Overstrand Stephen Müller said they focus on the basics.
Lagos State initiates urgent ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics in a bold step towards a cleaner, greener future.
UPL Chemicals, based in Cornubia, north of Durban, denied contributing to the water pollution problem affecting rivers in eThekwini after the municipality said it was one of the contributors.
The minister’s plans to tackle the water woes included building infrastructure as well as maintaining and servicing the existing infrastructure. Accountability was a key factor in his plan.
uMngeni-uThukela Water said that it plans on utilising a new monitoring systems to clean up the many polluted rivers throughout the eThekwini Municipality.
The heavy rain in KwaZulu-Natal has forced uMngeni-uThukela Water to increase the amount of time spent on cleaning raw water before supplying it to eThekwini residents, temporarily affecting the supply.