The North Gauteng High Court has ruled in favour of environmental rights organisation Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA), and referred the appeal against the environmental authorisation for a new coal-fired power station back to the Minister of...
Gazetted yesterday by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Gauteng is officially no longer under water restrictions. This applies to both urban and irrigation users. This follows the recent heavy rains that filled the Integrated Vaal River...
Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has published the draft coastal waters discharge permit regulations for public comment. The draft regulations provide the much-needed guidance sought by operators around discharge into coastal waters....
Move over Cape Town. Nelson Mandela Bay could soon be declared a disaster area as the ongoing water crisis worsens. According to City Mayor Athol Trollip, despite water savings, the city is running out of water which could spell catastrophe for the...