The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) joined the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) last week to present a report on the state of water quality in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria. This comes after the residents approached the...
Cape Town’s water crisis got so bad last year that the city was just 90 days away from turning off the taps. A year on, the South African city’s dams are now over 80% full, water use restrictions have been relaxed and Day Zero – the point at which...
Microplastics contained in drinking water pose a “low” risk to human health at current levels, but more research is needed to reassure consumers. This is according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Studies over the past year on...
Over three million people in South Africa don’t have access to basic water supply services. Over a hundred villages in Limpopo are currently without water. Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, has directed Lepelle Northern Water to...
There’s disagreement over the quality of water in Hammanskraal, with the City of Tshwane insisting it’s safe to drink. But the Human Rights Commission told residents at a community meeting, that it isn’t. The HRC says it intervened...
South Africa’s dam levels have risen to nearly 70%, a sign that large parts of the country will not relapse to the dry conditions that it experienced four years ago during the drought. However, statistics show that the average levels have dropped...
The accidental release of some 240 tons of toxic effluent into the Msunduzi River in Pietermaritzburg last week should alert governing bodies to the importance of identifying and addressing environmental and social risk in all their activities....
Conservationists around the country are rejoicing after news broke that the dumping of liquid waste at landfill sites in South Africa will be banned from 22 August 2019. The Department of Environmental Affairs’ Albie Modise confirmed the new...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is pleased to announce that Boyd Ramsey and Professor Linda Godfrey will be the keynote speakers for the Landfill 2019 Conference and Exhibition. IWMSA is very excited to announce that,...
Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the entire South African plastics industry, has released the plastics recycling figures for 2018. And although more can be done to encourage South African households to recycle, the latest results showed...
