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The Olifants River supports mining, agriculture, and commercial forestry, while also flowing through the Kruger National Park—South Africa’s largest protected area and a vital tourism drawcard. Photo: Wikipedia

Olifants River faces extreme warming by 2100, threatening fish and macroinvertebrates

New research projects the Olifants River in the Kruger National Park could reach daily water temperatures of 42–44°C by the end of the century under a high-emissions scenario,…

Let the river run: Korogocho residents have waited for decades for a sewerage system that doesn’t drain into rivers. Photo: Vincent Ngethe

Grand plan to clean Nairobi’s rivers – again

The Kenyan capital’s three rivers are filthy, with black water bringing odious smells and sickness

Highly polluted reservoirs in Gauteng and the North West, including Hartbeespoort Dam, should be fenced off because of the health risks they pose to people and animals from blooms of toxic cyanobacteria. Photo: Getty Images

Faecal pollution severely contaminates SA’s rivers, dams – report

More than half of the sites showed a high health risk if water was used for irrigation

A motion put forward by an opposition MP aims to have parliament declare South Africa’s entire Free State province, which borders Lesotho. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy & Pieter Bauermeister/Bloomberg

US fashion contaminates Africa’s water

Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water

Everyone in South Africa lives downstream from a sewage discharge point into their drinking water supply, which is why the Blue and Green Drop reports are so important. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Why we need the Blue and Green Drop reports: ‘Everyone in SA lives downstream from a sewage discharge point’

The last reports were in 2014 but were stopped probably because the results were too shocking to be publicised, water experts say

The Aller River project has been a resounding success

Community Conservation and Resilience

Winner: Aller River Pilot Project

Getting to the root of erosion: Planting indigenous trees halts river bank collapse

Intaba Environmental Services — Runner-up: Biodiversity Stewardship Award

AECI is keeping river invaders at bay for better water quality and quantity

​Wise Wayz Water Care — Runner-up: Community Conservation Award

Human Rights Watch has conducted an investigation into the dozens of bodies found in a river in the city of Aleppo

Bodies in a Syria river: How did they die?

Human Rights Watch has conducted an investigation into the dozens of bodies found in a river in the city of Aleppo, Syria, earlier this year.

Flooding Indian river shifts course, affects millions

Indian emergency services on Wednesday rushed supplies to 2,5-million people marooned after heavy monsoon rains caused a river to shift its course.