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Environmental experts warn that simply fining municipalities for damaging the environment and polluting water is not sufficient to change behaviour
South Africa’s service delivery woes have attracted all manner of violence. As water becomes more scarce, things will get worse
The report found that a failure to upgrade the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is a health risk to residents
But the public has been warned to remain vigilant
Farmers in the Apies River area decry the damage pollution from the defective wastewater treatment plant has done to their farms and livelihoods
Cholera outbreak has been a ‘big lesson’ for the government, penitent president says, while promising to fix the problems
The Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is set for a R4 billion upgrade
The Green and Blue Drop reports show that more than 90% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are dysfunctional
Now is the time for accountability. Our leaders must deal with the consequences of their failures.
In 2015, the M&G ran a series of articles about the critical state of water and sanitation. Things have only got worse in the years since then
The utility assures people they use chlorine to disinfect water taken from Vaal River, making it safe to drink
Water expert says this does not come as a shock as there are several places where raw sewage flows into the the river
The City of Tshwane will allocate R450 million over the next three years to fix the dysfunctional Rooiwal plant, which is polluting water in the area
The alleged fraudster also implicated in the Hammanskraal cholera outbreak is linked to a project that was to have replaced bucket toilets
With its broken sewage and failing water treatment plants, South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive
Is the situation in Hammanskraal a sign of what is to come?
The problems date back to about 2008, when large quantities of raw sewage began flowing into the Apies River from the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Tshwane
Hammanskraal is a place that has been overlooked for decades, especially when it comes to water and sanitation
Without access to safe water, the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal could soon become a full-blown epidemic, and it must be nipped in the bud
