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Hartbeespoort Dam

Hope for Hartbeespoort Dam water quality as new ‘nanobubble’ technology starts to bite

Our Burning Planet

Hope for Hartbeespoort Dam water quality as new ‘nanobubble’ technology starts to bite

By Onke Ngcuka

SA faces serious human health risks if we continue discharging toxic sewage into waterways

South Africa

SA faces serious human health risks if we continue discharging toxic sewage into waterways

By Anthony Turton

Rapidly worsening ecological condition of South Africa’s dams will likely eclipse rolling blackouts

South Africa

Rapidly worsening ecological condition of South Africa’s dams will likely eclipse rolling blackouts

By Bill Harding

Harties vs the hyacinth (Part 1) – The toxic dangers lurking under cover of an invasive weed

South Africa

Harties vs the hyacinth (Part 1) – The toxic dangers lurking under cover of an invasive weed

By Onke Ngcuka

Harties vs the hyacinth (Part 3) – R24-million in funding left unspent as invasive weed overgrowth worsens

South Africa

Harties vs the hyacinth (Part 3) – R24-million in funding left unspent as invasive weed overgrowth worsens

By Onke Ngcuka

Harties vs the hyacinth (Part 2) – Rampant growth of the weed is choking everything in its path, including businesses

Our Burning Planet

Harties vs the hyacinth (Part 2) – Rampant growth of the weed is choking everything in its path, including businesses

By Onke Ngcuka

How did a class of potentially dangerous chemicals manufactured in the US, get to the Hartbeespoort Dam? And if they got there, where else are they?

South Africa

How did a class of potentially dangerous chemicals manufactured in the US, get to the Hartbeespoort Dam? And if they got there, where else are they?

By Jennifer Smout

Is a state-owned company to blame for PFAS contamination at Hartbeespoort Dam? (Part Three)

South Africa

Is a state-owned company to blame for PFAS contamination at Hartbeespoort Dam? (Part Three)

By Jennifer Smout