SA’s chemical pollution plight
South Africa’s waste- water treatment works are being burdened with increased rates of influents containing a large “cocktail” of chemical pollutants. Dr Edward Archer, a post-doctoral fellow in the
IOL (South Africa)
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Raw sewage flows through the streets'
Kimberley - Residents of Homevalley have said that incompetence by Sol Plaatje Municipality is forcing them to live in unhygienic conditions as raw sewage is running into their streets. The residents
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WaterCrisis: Brace for Level 4 restrictions
Cape Town's collective dam quantities are bordering on emergency level as the city council ponders raising water restrictions from Level 3b to Level 4 from the beginning of next month. The municipality
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Contaminated liquid makes it way to Joburg site
Durban - About 650 truckloads of contaminated liquid from the Shongweni landfill is being moved to another site, probably in Joburg, as it was part of the cause of the noxious smell in the Upper Highway
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66 die as severe Lassa fever outbreak grips Nigeria
Abuja – At least 66 people have been confirmed dead from a severe outbreak of the Lassa fever in Nigeria. Nigeria is already battling to halt a meningitis outbreak that has killed more than 800 people
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Battle still rages between landfill site and residents
DURBAN - A legal battle rages on between waste management company EnviroServ and the civil group Upper Highway Air (UHA) over the operations at the controversial Shongweni landfill site. UHA will be
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City of Cape Town to fight for 'resilient' energy goal in court
Cape Town – Renewable power looks set to be new Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s first major hurdle, as the City of Cape Town prepares to take its fight, to be allowed to source 20% of its electricity
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Ecological crisis looms over Gillooly's Farm lake
An "ecological disaster” is brewing at the popular Gillooly’s Farm in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni, following the deaths of numerous fish allegedly caused by sewer water pollution of the farm's lake. Alarm
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SAB limits collection from spring to 25 litres a day
Cape Town - South African Breweries (SAB) will be investing in additional infrastructure to accommodate the growing number of people collecting water from its Newlands spring. This is to ensure the water
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Cape drought red zones identified
Cape Town – Four more Western Cape municipalities are expected to be declared disaster zones as the drought continues its devastation across the province, bringing to seven the number of municipalities
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Thousands flee drought-stricken Somalia
Nairobi – More than 3 000 people a day are fleeing their homes in search of food and water due to Somalia's worst drought in 20 years, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said, warning of impending famine