While residents have been advised not to drink water from the Vaal River due to pollution officials say various levels of government are tackling the crisis. But how did we get to this point? Environmental adviser, Doctor Anthony Turton, joins eNCA...
Recent rains in the Eastern Cape have brought much needed relief to Nelson Mandela Bay and the Gamtoos Valley, where five citrus towns were fast approaching Day Zero. Persistent rains over the weekend in the drought stricken western part of the...
The eThekwini Municipality is partnering with the Pavilion Shopping Centre to increase awareness of the need to value water and use it wisely. Together the City and the shopping centre will be hosting a Water Wise Weekend event which will bring 20...
The water challenges faced by the community of Warden in the Free State have finally come to an end after the completion of the Cornelis River Dam. The Department of Water and Sanitation recently announced the completion of construction works on...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says the results on water samples taken for analysis from the Vaal River are still pending. The department was promoted to conduct the analysis following increasing calls of fish kills in the Vaal River,...
Rhurha Villagers in Peddie in the Eastern Cape are devastated as they have been without water for years. The situation has reduced them to drinking water in dams with their animals. This has led to some of them falling ill. Our reporter Yanga...
While it’s no secret that mining coal and burning it in power stations uses large amounts of water, a new report from the Life After Coal campaign suggests that the associated costs to our water resources and society have been left under-counted in...
Several experts from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) were involved in the development of a landmark report which looks at the link between forests, water, the climate and people. The report, titled “The Forest and Water on...
The French government and the Western Cape Province are set to partner on a R8.6million project aimed at assisting the water stressed region. Ministre d’État, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, M. Nicolas Hulot, and the...
