August 28, 2023
South Africa: Streets in Durban Township Are Covered in Sewage
Ward councillor blames frequent sewerage blockages on residents throwing rubbish into the drains Read more »
South Africa: Court Challenge to 30-Year Extension of West Coast Diamond Mining Rights #AfricaClimateCrisis
Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998 Read more »
August 24, 2023
South Africa: Canoeist Brothers Clean Up Khayelitsha Wetland
Hours spent every week removing invasive water hyacinth and rubbish Read more »
August 23, 2023
South Africa: Climate Activists Demand Action At Brics Talks #AfricaClimateCrisis
Hundreds protest in Sandton where summit is underway Read more »
August 22, 2023
South Africa: Over 800 Households in Verulam Without Tap Water for Eight Years
Water tanks are only filled twice a month and people have to fetch water from a river Read more »
August 17, 2023
South Africa: 1,500 Families Share Three Toilets in Durban Informal Settlement
Nearly 40 blocked toilets have not been fixed after two years Read more »
August 14, 2023
South Africa: Gauteng Farming Community Without Consistent Water for Three Years
Ward councillor says only six water tankers are servicing all communities in Emfuleni municipality Read more »
August 08, 2023
South Africa: Jobless Residents Clean Up Rubbish Dumps in Nyanga East
Volunteers work from 9am to 1pm on weekdays Read more »
August 03, 2023
South Africa: Big Cats Among Victims As Snare Trapping Spreads in Western Cape
Plan launched to deal with problem, which is partly driven by food insecurity Read more »
August 02, 2023
South Africa: Local Municipality Blames City of Tshwane for Reneging On Water Supply Contract
The DA says the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality is shifting blame from its own obligations to fix the crisis Read more »
August 01, 2023
South Africa: Municipality in Court for Cutting Off Water to School With 500 Learners
Judge orders Mogale City to immediately reinstate the water supply to Krugersdorp school Read more »
August 04, 2023
South Africa: Stalled Limpopo Bulk Water Project Leaves 100 Homes Without Tap Water
Community leaders say some households in Tshikota near Louis Trichardt have been without water for four years Read more »
August 03, 2023
Djibouti: Cheetah Spotted in Djibouti for the First Time in Over 30 Years
Team headed by Cape Town researcher makes exciting discovery during a biodiversity survey of this little-studied country Read more »
August 01, 2023
South Africa: Khayelitsha Volunteers Roll Up Sleeves to Clean Up Uncollected Rubbish
Residents say the contractor stopped cleaning over two months ago because of a dispute with the City Read more »
July 31, 2023
South Africa: A Month's Worth of Garbage Piles Up On Dunoon Streets
City waste removal contract ended on 30 June, with no waste collected since Read more »
July 27, 2023
South Africa: UK Professor Elected Chair of the IPCC, South Africa's Debra Roberts Misses Out
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom was elected chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Nairobi on Wednesday night. The IPCC is one of the most important bodies… Read more »
July 25, 2023
South Africa: New Hope for West Coast Wetland After Seven Year Drought
But the future of this West Coast jewel is not yet assured, despite record rains this year Read more »
July 24, 2023
South Africa: Protesters Force City Councillors to Walk Through Sewage
Kariega residents divert Mandela Day convoy Read more »
July 21, 2023
South Africa: End to Makhanda's Water Woes Delayed Yet Again
Amatola Water says it expects the water interruptions in Makhanda to end by 30 August. Amatola Water was appointed as the implementing agent for the James Kleynhans Water Treatment… Read more »
South Africa: Small Farmers in the Cederberg Still Reeling From Flood Damage #AfricaClimateCrisis
Provincial department wants the area to be declared a disaster zone Read more »
July 20, 2023
South Africa: One Tap for 1,000 Families. and It's Been Dry for Seven Years
Eastern Cape villagers say they have given up asking their councillors for help Read more »
July 17, 2023
South Africa: Furious Residents Confront Officials After Child Drowns in Sewage
"You only come to us when our children die," deputy mayor is told Read more »
July 07, 2023
South Africa: Taps Run Dry in Madibeng Village Once Again
Hundreds of Itireleng village residents depend on one communal tank for water Read more »
July 04, 2023
South Africa: Mining Companies Eye the Last Unspoilt Strip of the Western Cape's West Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis
Concerns over cumulative impact of new prospecting Read more »
June 30, 2023
South Africa: People 'Use the Bush' While Makhanda's Taxi Rank Toilets Remain Closed for Years
Councillor says she has asked the municipality for more public toilets in town Read more »