In a perfect world waste would never interact with the water supply. The reality is that South Africa’s service delivery, corruption and lack of environmental enforcement leads to massive quantities of waste in our rivers and dams. Tarryn Johnston,...
The environmental legacy of industrial activity in manufacturing, petrochemical, and mining sectors includes the contamination of soil and groundwater with a diverse range of pollutants, including sulphate, ammonium, nitrate, heavy metals and...
A growing concern in South Africa is the lack of service delivery and littering in poorer areas. This issue jeopardises the health and safety of South Africans, with the greatest impact on the country’s most vulnerable populations. It is...
With this latest progress, the total pipe replacement for the 2024/2025 financial year now stands at 41 146m of water pipes and 76 871m of sewer pipes replaced. In February 2025, the following replacements were made: 9 520m of water pipes were...
