Millions of liters in raw sewage continue to flow daily into the Vaal River and there’s little hope the pollution crisis will end any time soon according to activist group, Save the Vaal Environment. The group says it’s been pressing...
Environmental scientists are saying that sampling stools could be a faster and cheaper way to pinpoint where Covid-19 outbreaks are brewing, before scores of people become seriously ill. Anthony Turton, from the Centre for Environmental Management...
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has suspended all diving operations within the Port of Durban and is prohibiting all angling activities due to a severe sewage discharge that poses a risk to diving personnel and marine life. The discharge...
With over 50 000 litres of untreated sewage estimated to flow into South Africa’s rivers every second, underperforming sewage infrastructure poses a significant threat to our natural water sources. South Africa is currently faced with the...
Johannesburg Water has dubbed messages doing the rounds on social media about sewage in its water supply as fake news. “Johannesburg Water has noted the WhatsApp messages that has been doing the rounds since this morning alleging that water in...
Spurred by the recent drought in the Western Cape region the City of Cape Town and the South African Readymix Association (SARMA) have come together to find ways to effectively use effluent water to manufacture concrete and concrete products. Until...
Residents of Homevale in Kimberley are outraged over the constant stench of sewage flowing in the area. They complain they have been living under such conditions for more than a year. Earlier in 2018, an angry community took to the streets calling...
The Gamtoos Irrigation Board is working overtime to keep sewage and alien vegetation at bay in the Swartkops River system. According to area manager Andrew Knipe, the battle for the Swartkops has been raging for a few years, and steady progress is...
The Emfuleni Local Municipality has refuted claims that its sewer reticulation system is one of the pollution threats to the Vaal River System, through E-coli and other pathogens, from raw or poorly treated sewage. In a statement released last week...
