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National Water Act

Jail or fines coming for sewage pollution of waterways, deputy minister warns municipal officials

Our Burning Planet

Jail or fines coming for sewage pollution of waterways, deputy minister warns municipal officials

By Julia Evans

Plan to ‘nail’ municipal managers stirs debate on solving the national sewage crisis

South Africa

Plan to ‘nail’ municipal managers stirs debate on solving the national sewage crisis

By Tony Carnie

Riverlands residents in waiting game more than two months after dam burst catastrophe

South Africa

Riverlands residents in waiting game more than two months after dam burst catastrophe

By Siyabonga Goni

Government opens criminal cases against 26 municipalities over sewage pollution crisis

South Africa

Government opens criminal cases against 26 municipalities over sewage pollution crisis

By Tony Carnie

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

Full of holes — the leaky water bill won’t solve SA’s service delivery crisis

South Africa

Full of holes — the leaky water bill won’t solve SA’s service delivery crisis

By Anthony Kaziboni

‘There’s no substitute for water; there’s a substitute for coal,’ expert warns over Uthaka Energy plan to mine in Wakkerstroom

South Africa

‘There’s no substitute for water; there’s a substitute for coal,’ expert warns over Uthaka Energy plan to mine in Wakkerstroom

By Onke Ngcuka

Department lays criminal charges against municipalities not meeting sanitation service delivery mandate

South Africa

Department lays criminal charges against municipalities not meeting sanitation service delivery mandate

By Onke Ngcuka

South Africa’s water supply faces system failure complicated by a legal, constitutional conundrum

South Africa

South Africa’s water supply faces system failure complicated by a legal, constitutional conundrum

By Marie Antelme

East London municipality faces court action over sewage spills that pollute beaches and rivers

South Africa

East London municipality faces court action over sewage spills that pollute beaches and rivers

By Tembile Sgqolana

Government failure to manage scarce resources condemned

South Africa

Government failure to manage scarce resources condemned

By Melanie Gosling

Twenty years on, has our National Water Act failed us?

South Africa

Twenty years on, has our National Water Act failed us?

By John Dini