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sewage crisis

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

Urgent repairs ordered as Durban's sewage crisis threatens Blue Lagoon and Umgeni River health

South Africa

Urgent repairs ordered as Durban's sewage crisis threatens Blue Lagoon and Umgeni River health

By Tony Carnie

‘It’s almost criminal’ — Minister Mchunu lambasts municipalities for water mismanagement

Our Burning Planet

‘It’s almost criminal’ — Minister Mchunu lambasts municipalities for water mismanagement

By Tony Carnie

Both the living and the dead sinking beneath human waste in North West’s Tswaing Local Municipality

South Africa

Both the living and the dead sinking beneath human waste in North West’s Tswaing Local Municipality

By Steve Kretzmann

More than half of Durban’s water goes to waste, costing the city millions every day

Maverick Citizen

More than half of Durban’s water goes to waste, costing the city millions every day

By Tony Carnie

South Africa

Putting a cork into South Africa’s overflowing sewage crisis

By Tony Carnie