Court Case on Water Pollution in South Africa
- Author:
- Al Jazeera English
- Publisher:
- Al Jazeera English
- Publication Date:
- 5 August 2012
- Tags:
- South Africa, Water and Sanitation, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs
Residents in the South African town of Carolina are taking the local government to court after their water supply was polluted by run-off from nearby coal mines. Despite measures to improve water quality, many people say it is still unsafe and accuse the authorities of not doing enough.
Al Jazeera's Tania Page reports from Carolina.
Residents Battle South African Gov't for Safe Water
- DA Welcomes Mpumalanga Water Ruling
- Carolina Water Problems Tip of the Iceberg
- DA Challenges Minister Molewa to Drink Carolina Water
- Carolina Must Never Again Go Without Water
- Statement By Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Mrs Edna Molewa
- Carolina Water Woes - a Collective Failure of Water Governance
South Africa: Tap Water Remains World Class - Official
- Country Tap Water Remains World Class - Molewa
- City of Jo'burg Aims for Safer Environment
- Township Desperate for Safe Drinking Water
- People Want Water, Not 'Commitments'
- DA Calls for Urgent Intervention in North West Community's Water Problems
- Water Delivery - What Has Been Done Since Andries Tatane's Death?
- Water Access Achievements Must Not be Undermined by Failing Infrastructure
- City of Cape Town, Grand West Combat River Pollution
- Action Needed to Ensure Viability of Key Water Boards
- Municipality to Raise Funds for Water Cleaning Projects
- City Seeks to Clean Up Stormwater Flowing Out to Beaches
- Cheers to Tap Water
- Diarrhoea Is a Major Cause of Childhood Mortality in the Western Cape
- Umgeni Water Gets - 35 Million European Loan
- Clean Water for Limpopo Village
- Project Could Turn Fog Into Usable Water
- Water Supply Precarious in Polokwane
