Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, will conduct an oversight visit in Springfontein in the Kopanong Local Municipality in the Free State. The visit follows complaints from farmers in the area regarding pollution of the rivers,...
In an ongoing court application that was launched back in 2018, the High Court of South Africa ordered that the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, file an affidavit outlining all the measures taken for Vaal River Intervention. This is...
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, together with the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, Cllr Cilliers Brink announced that they will work together to fix the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Hammanskraal. The Minister and...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has slapped Kromdraai Mine with a Directive in terms of Section 20 (4) (d) of the National Water Act, 1988 (Act No 36 of 1998) for failure to take all reasonable measures to contain and minimise the...
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...
In its continuous efforts to enhance the delivery of good quality drinking water, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reiterated its commitment to enforce compliance and implement legislative measures towards addressing water pollution...
It’s no secret that South Africa’s already ailing economy is taking a massive knock during Covid-19, with water pollution one of the areas surfacing as a ‘must-change’ situation post Covid. But just how seriously are the mega-industries who are...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on residents to practice active citizenry by taking an active stand against the pollution of rivers. The call coincides with its Clear Rivers Campaign which advocates for citizens to clean up...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) wrote to the City of Cape Town to request a meeting to find workable solutions to fix the sewage pollution crisis within the Diep River and Milnerton Lagoon. According to Andrea Korff, Legal Project...
