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South Africa: Half of South Africa's Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing
GroundUp, 21 June 2022
Green Drop report reveals scale of pollution but also clouds the picture Read more »
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South Africa: Durban's Sewage-Fouled Beaches Closed Indefinitely for Swimming
Daily Maverick, 15 June 2022
With sewage pollution still above safe swimming levels at several places along the Durban coastline, there is still no certainty on when the city's main beaches will reopen. Read more »
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South Africa: Eastern Cape Municipalities Pump Raw Sewage Into Waterways
Daily Maverick, 22 May 2022
Municipalities are behind the contamination of freshwater sources, admits the provincial Cogta, with the DA accusing the provincial government of failure to hold local entities to… Read more »
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South Africa: Human Rights Commission Steps in to Tackle Limpopo Sewage Problem
GroundUp, 12 May 2022
For months residents of Mogalakwena in Limpopo have had to put up with a broken sewage system. Read more »
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South Africa: Falling to Pieces - the Disastrous State of Towns in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality
Daily Maverick, 17 February 2022
Dilapidated infrastructure, no roads, constant electricity outages and sewage spills are the order of the day in the town of Komani. Read more »
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South Africa: Cape Town Sewage Woes - We Interview Mayco Member Zahid Badroodien
GroundUp, 14 February 2022
"On the Cape Flats sewer system, we're spending almost R700 million ... which will offer a lot of relief" Read more »
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South Africa: In This Township Parents Wear Gumboots and Carry Their Children Through the Sewage
GroundUp, 31 January 2022
Parents in Valencia in Addo, Eastern Cape, wear gumboots and carry their children on their backs to the main road to avoid the streams of sewage running in the street. Read more »