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 South African Human Rights Commission is conducting an inspection at the Vaal Dam following allegations that approximately 150 ML of raw sewage is flowing into the Rietspruit and Vaal rivers daily. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)...
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 eThekwini Municipality has issued an urgent notice to members of the public not to drink water from the Umhlangane River at this time. This comes after four pumping units at the inlet pumpstation of the KwaMashu Wastewater Treatment Works...
The Oudtshoorn Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) have been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks, as allegations of sewage pollution making its way from the works into the Olifants River dominated local media reports. Members of a Provincial...
A DA Councillor has laid charges against the Dihlabeng Municipality, in the Free State, after raw sewage spilled into the Jordan River. The municipality says a burst main sewage pipeline caused the problem. SABC news reports. Source: SABC Digital...
A project which will pump raw sewage into the Vaal Dam is in an advanced stage. This is according to James Letuka, a DA member of the Free State provincial legislature, who spoke to News24. After receiving a complaint from local councillors, Letuka...
Raw sewage is becoming a health risk to communities in the Vaal River catchment area who use water for domestic and agricultural purposes on a daily basis, the Democratic Alliance in Mpumalanga said on Thursday. “The DA has on a number of...
