South Africa

UN report on antimicrobial resistance in the environment sparks warnings of ‘slow disaster’ by local scientists

By Sue Segar

South Africa

Raising a stink: Government departments blame Durban officials for slow response to sewage crisis

By Tony Carnie

Our Burning Planet

Sewage spills — Nahoon estuary forum takes Buffalo City municipality to court, again

By Tembile Sgqolana

Maverick News

eThekwini Municipality slammed after beaches flooded with sewage due to treatment plant failures

By Benita Enoch

South Africa

Here's how we can use urine to turn the water and food crisis into an opportunity

By Tony Carnie

South Africa

High levels of E. coli in water from Milnerton waste plant, say activists

By Liezl Human

South Africa

Why flushing scarce water into the sea, 'the world’s biggest toilet bowl', makes no sense

By Tony Carnie

South Africa

Beaches at risk: Report reveals alarming pollution along Cape Town’s coast

By Steve Kretzmann for GroundUp

South Africa

Is the Zandvliet treatment plant poisoning Capetonians?

By GroundUp