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Jukskei River

‘We just sleep with one eye open’ — living on the edge of the Jukskei River, battered by storms

South Africa

‘We just sleep with one eye open’ — living on the edge of the Jukskei River, battered by storms

By Julia Evans and Felix Dlangamandla

RIP Alex Water Warrior Sbusiso Malinga, you leave a massive legacy

South Africa

RIP Alex Water Warrior Sbusiso Malinga, you leave a massive legacy

By Thom Pierce

Is a bigger cholera outbreak coming for Gauteng’s townships?

Africa

Is a bigger cholera outbreak coming for Gauteng’s townships?

By Jesse Copelyn

Bad weather stalls search for Alexandra churchgoers believed drowned in flash flood

South Africa

Bad weather stalls search for Alexandra churchgoers believed drowned in flash flood

By Michelle Banda

Urban tails — the day the mermaids came to clean up Gauteng’s Jukskei River

South Africa

Urban tails — the day the mermaids came to clean up Gauteng’s Jukskei River

By Shiraaz Mohamed

Pollution trap gives Alexandra Water Warriors a new weapon in fight to clean up Jukskei River

South Africa

Pollution trap gives Alexandra Water Warriors a new weapon in fight to clean up Jukskei River

By Julia Evans

Corruption and fraud sends South Africans down the drain

South Africa

Corruption and fraud sends South Africans down the drain

By Angus Begg

Total lack of accountability as South Africa's rivers choke on waste

South Africa

Total lack of accountability as South Africa's rivers choke on waste

By Angus Begg