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Knysna’s new mayor talks up infrastructure fixes, opposition says council’s ‘reshuffling deckchairs on Titanic’

Politics

Knysna’s new mayor talks up infrastructure fixes, opposition says council’s ‘reshuffling deckchairs on Titanic’

By Suné Payne

Food poisoning incidents — unpacking food safety and pesticide use

South Africa

Food poisoning incidents — unpacking food safety and pesticide use

By Lillian Roberts

Count your blessings - Johannesburg is crumbling, but it still (sort of) works

Politics

Count your blessings - Johannesburg is crumbling, but it still (sort of) works

By Shaun de Waal

High court orders Nkomazi Municipality to stop fouling Komatipoort, Crocodile River with sewage

Business Maverick

High court orders Nkomazi Municipality to stop fouling Komatipoort, Crocodile River with sewage

By Ed Stoddard

From drugs to sewage and racial inequality, new Barrydale ward councillor fills ‘big shoes’ to tackle town’s woes

Politics

From drugs to sewage and racial inequality, new Barrydale ward councillor fills ‘big shoes’ to tackle town’s woes

By Suné Payne

Sewage spills — Nahoon estuary forum takes Buffalo City municipality to court, again

Our Burning Planet

Sewage spills — Nahoon estuary forum takes Buffalo City municipality to court, again

By Tembile Sgqolana

Beaufort West – where time stands still, dangerous rocks are born and service delivery is dying

South Africa

Beaufort West – where time stands still, dangerous rocks are born and service delivery is dying

By Suné Payne and Vincent Cruywagen

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

Sewage crisis in Graaff-Reinet after infrastructure funds are used for drought relief

South Africa

Sewage crisis in Graaff-Reinet after infrastructure funds are used for drought relief

By Estelle Ellis

Makhanda residents ask court to help solve ‘sewage hell’

South Africa

Makhanda residents ask court to help solve ‘sewage hell’

By Estelle Ellis

By Unknown Author

GroundUp: Michael Komape died because he was a rural African child, says lawyer

South Africa

GroundUp: Michael Komape died because he was a rural African child, says lawyer

By GroundUp