September 25
South Africa: Strand Residents Worried About 'Out of Hand' Illegal Dumping
City says it currently manages about 2.1-million tonnes of waste annually across the metro Read more »
September 23
South Africa: Visually Impaired Recyclers Help the Planet
Activists with disabilities are raising awareness about climate change Read more »
South Africa: Using Carbon Dating to Stop Elephant and Rhino Poaching
But even a controlled ivory trade may send the wrong message Read more »
September 20
South Africa: Limpopo Man Digs Well So His Village Doesn't Have to Share Water With Animals
Vhembe District Municipality installed a new pump last week, and promised to come repair the broken boreholes in Tshifudi Tshikombele village Read more »
South Africa: New Frog Species Found in Cederberg
Meet Cacosternum cederbergense, the Cederberg Dainty Frog Read more »
September 19
South Africa: Grannies Battle Water Shortage in Kariega
Toilets are dirty and washing piles up after a month without running water Read more »
August 20
South Africa: Farmers Need Support After Devastating Riverlands Flood
A lack of security of tenure and of agricultural support from government has compounded the disaster Read more »
South Africa: Riverlands Families Struggle to Pick Up the Pieces After Flash Floods
Clean-up operations are underway Read more »
September 18
South Africa: Are South Africa's Dams Safe? Government Does Not Know
A lack of qualified inspectors and low compliance with safety reports raises concerns in Parliament Read more »
September 17
South Africa: Ethekwini Municipality Mum On Investigation Into Company Selling Water Illegally
Municipality pledges to buy 100 water trucks to end its need to hire them Read more »
September 11
South Africa: Pensioners Have to Pay People to Fetch Drinking Water From Streams
Taps in this municipality have been dry for years Read more »
September 09
South Africa: Only Nine of 55 Villages Get Water From Controversial Multi-Billion Rand Project
Deputy President Paul Mashatile promises that by November a dozen more villages would get tap water via the Giyani Water Project Read more »
South Africa: Province Tells City of Cape Town to Clean Up Dunoon
Warning on pollution and health hazards in informal settlement Read more »
South Africa: Villagers Use Contaminated River Water While R100-Million Sewage Project Delayed
Tsomo waste water treatment works were meant to be completed two years ago Read more »
September 05
South Africa: Women in Limpopo Village Had to Dig Their Own Water Well
Vhembe District Municipality says repairs to faulty boreholes across Elim will be done by end September Read more »
September 04
South Africa: Rhodes University Plans Water Independence From Municipality
"Our students and staff can no longer depend on a dying municipality" says vice-chancellor Read more »
August 30
South Africa: Mamelodi Residents Threaten Relocated Flood Victims
The Nellmapius Extension 4 residents say they weren't consulted about the move and demand that the flood victims be removed in three months Read more »
August 29
South Africa: At 104 Years Old, War Veteran William Sadiki's One Wish Is to Have a Toilet Inside His House
"War is not good, and it is painful. If I were asked to go to war again, I would not agree." Read more »
August 28
South Africa: Wild Coast - Constitutional Court Says No to Shell Appeal Bid
But way is open for Shell to apply for another renewal of seismic survey permit Read more »
August 27
South Africa: Farm Workers March in Rain and Wind to Call for Ban On Pesticides
They want an end to exports of harmful pesticides from Germany Read more »
South Africa: Water Woes Leave Joburg Residents At Wits' End
Water pressure in Bertrams is too low to fill geysers Read more »
August 26
South Africa: Ten Years On and Households Still Rely On Water Trucks
Communal standpipes used to supply water to semi-rural areas of northern KZN Read more »
August 23
South Africa: In These Free State Villages You Must Share Water With the Pigs
2,000 households short of water in Maluti-a-Phofung, says ward councillor Read more »
August 21
South Africa: In This Village You Only Get Tap Water On Fridays
An Mpumalanga municipality says it has a shortfall of nearly 60-million litres of water per day. Read more »
August 12
South Africa: Eight Years and Counting - Sewage Spills Into Butterworth River
Municipality blames illegal connections for pump station failure Read more »