The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation has welcomed the progress made by the Department of Water and Sanitation to address the challenges of pollution in the Gauteng municipalities of Emfuleni and the City of Tshwane,...
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it is making headway with the Vaal River rehabilitation project. Members of the SANDF were deployed last year to help clean up the river which is currently polluted by sewage. Communities...
Engineers from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are expected to start cleaning the polluted Vaal River this week. This comes after the SANDF conducted an extensive assessment on the extent of pollution in the Vaal River System...
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has deployed technical teams to help restore infrastructure at the polluted Vaal River system caused by raw sewage flowing into the river from defective pump stations in the Emfuleni Municipality....
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is calling for the immediate dissolution of the Emfuleni Local Municipality. Acting on behalf of Emfuleni ratepayers, local businesses and communities, the organisation has written to Premier David Makhura...
The Vaal Dam, lying on one of the country’s strongest flowing rivers, the Vaal, could soon be declared a disaster area. For decades, sewerage has been contaminating its water and killing its fish. Several areas in the bankrupt Emfuleni...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse claims that the Emfuleni Municipality’s basic services fleet, including essential service vehicles, has been repossessed. According to OUTA the municipality allegedly defaulted on payments and all vehicles...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is looking into several issues surrounding the non-performance of the Sebokeng Sewer Scheme and proper planning towards their resolution is being put in place. This includes on-going engagement with...
The Emfuleni Municipality’s failure to honour its payment arrangement with Rand Water has left residents high and dry amid a heatwave in Gauteng. Sowetan Live on Monday reported that water supply was reduced to some areas in the municipality after...
