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Eight years and counting – raw sewage pouring continuously into Butterworth river

South Africa

Eight years and counting – raw sewage pouring continuously into Butterworth river

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp

Causes of fish die-off and stench at Jeffreys Bay’s Seekoei Estuary still a mystery

South Africa

Causes of fish die-off and stench at Jeffreys Bay’s Seekoei Estuary still a mystery

By Tembile Sgqolana

South Africa

No water, no way out: Ditsobotla’s downfall and the collapse of government

By Aisha Abdool Karim for amaBhungane

City of Cape Town ponders plans to halt pumping of raw sewage into ocean

Maverick Citizen

City of Cape Town ponders plans to halt pumping of raw sewage into ocean

By Steve Kretzmann