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Diep River

Fish die-off reported in sewage-polluted Milnerton lagoon

South Africa

Fish die-off reported in sewage-polluted Milnerton lagoon

By Liezl Human

Cape Town mayor bullish on solving city’s sewage crisis but residents say much more needs to be done

Maverick Citizen

Cape Town mayor bullish on solving city’s sewage crisis but residents say much more needs to be done

By Steve Kretzmann

Sewage spills blamed for fish die-off at Milnerton Lagoon

South Africa

Sewage spills blamed for fish die-off at Milnerton Lagoon

By Tembile Sgqolana

Watch how Cape Town rain left a neighbourhood under water

South Africa

Watch how Cape Town rain left a neighbourhood under water

By Peter Luhanga for GroundUp

They removed us under the Group Areas Act, but our hearts stayed in Diep River

South Africa

They removed us under the Group Areas Act, but our hearts stayed in Diep River

By Dougie Oakes

They took away our house, they took away our neighbourhood, they took away our lives

South Africa

They took away our house, they took away our neighbourhood, they took away our lives

By Dougie Oakes

‘I don’t know what it means to have joy anymore’

South Africa

‘I don’t know what it means to have joy anymore’

By Nomatter Ndebele