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Mpumalanga residents consider rates boycott to protest against endless water problems

Our Burning Planet

Mpumalanga residents consider rates boycott to protest against endless water problems

By Tony Carnie

Inside Joburg’s wastewater treatment works — the complex process of keeping drinking water safe

South Africa

Inside Joburg’s wastewater treatment works — the complex process of keeping drinking water safe

By Julia Evans

New ‘poo predicter’ tells swimmers if water’s safe at Durban beaches

South Africa

New ‘poo predicter’ tells swimmers if water’s safe at Durban beaches

By Tony Carnie

Stinking to new lows – Chris Hani District Municipality’s sewage nightmare drags on

South Africa

Stinking to new lows – Chris Hani District Municipality’s sewage nightmare drags on

By Tembile Sgqolana

Twelve years on, Vaal Dam communities pooh-pooh municipal plan to fix sewage nightmare

South Africa

Twelve years on, Vaal Dam communities pooh-pooh municipal plan to fix sewage nightmare

By Julia Evans

Free State municipalities’ drinking water polluted by high levels of sewage

South Africa

Free State municipalities’ drinking water polluted by high levels of sewage

By Steve Kretzmann

Tshwane mayor raises the ire of Mamelodi flood victims after ‘ignoring’ their plight

South Africa

Tshwane mayor raises the ire of Mamelodi flood victims after ‘ignoring’ their plight

By Peter Mothiba

'Mammoth effort' and R8-billion needed to clean up SA’s stinking sewage and wastewater crisis

South Africa

'Mammoth effort' and R8-billion needed to clean up SA’s stinking sewage and wastewater crisis

By Tony Carnie

Minister Mchunu pledges to fix ailing sewage systems responsible for polluting SA’s water

South Africa

Minister Mchunu pledges to fix ailing sewage systems responsible for polluting SA’s water

By Estelle Ellis

Enormous amounts of water are wasted daily — now municipalities are being told to ‘stop the leaks’

South Africa

Enormous amounts of water are wasted daily — now municipalities are being told to ‘stop the leaks’

By Tony Carnie