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Water treatment

Proposed Desalination Plant: Cape Town's future water fix or a high-stakes gamble?

South Africa

Proposed Desalination Plant: Cape Town's future water fix or a high-stakes gamble?

By Kristin Engel

Cyanobacteria and government inaction are threatening the country’s water supply

Our Burning Planet

Cyanobacteria and government inaction are threatening the country’s water supply

By Don Pinnock

Balancing cost and quality: Cape Town's ambitious desalination project under fire from residents and experts.

South Africa

Balancing cost and quality: Cape Town's ambitious desalination project under fire from residents and experts.

By Kristin Engel

UPL’s late ‘revisions’ to water discharge records exposed after new Durban fish kill

South Africa

UPL’s late ‘revisions’ to water discharge records exposed after new Durban fish kill

By Tony Carnie

Boxing clever — this engineered wetland is a holistic solution to SA’s water treatment problems

Sci-Tech

Boxing clever — this engineered wetland is a holistic solution to SA’s water treatment problems

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Day Zero is called off for now, but restrictions retained

South Africa

Day Zero is called off for now, but restrictions retained

By Leila Dougan

Grahamstown’s dirty water blamed on municipality’s inefficiency

Africa

Grahamstown’s dirty water blamed on municipality’s inefficiency

By GroundUp

The Kildare Road Spring: A place buried under concrete

South Africa

The Kildare Road Spring: A place buried under concrete

By Steven Robins

H₂O International’s scare tactics not pure

South Africa

H₂O International’s scare tactics not pure

By GroundUp

GroundUp: What is the future of Cape Town’s water supply?

South Africa

GroundUp: What is the future of Cape Town’s water supply?

By GroundUp

GroundUp: Stop the drought conspiracy theories

South Africa

GroundUp: Stop the drought conspiracy theories

By GroundUp

Newsdeck

#DayZero: Cape Town buys one more month

By News24