Ethekwini municipality head of water and sanitation Neil Macleod has questioned research revealing high levels of a toxic chemical in the city’s sea water. But the scientist, Hideshige Takada of Tokyo University, who recently presented the findings...
At the end of June this year, the end of the 2011/2012 financial year, metro municipalities in South Africa were owed R46.1 billion. The amount for all municipalities in the country is R77.5 billion. Households remain the biggest culprit,...
Despite being a water-scarce country, South Africa faces extremely high levels of water wastage with confirmation of losses at municipalities estimated to be close to 50%. The government now warns in a report that unless the country starts saving...
Last week, Marlboro residents barricaded roads and burnt tyres in protest against illegal evictions in the area. In the last two months, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has cracked down on a community of shack dwellers in...
