Across South Africa, communities are marking Freedom Day under the weight of an escalating water crisis, where unreliable supply, contamination and ageing infrastructure continue…
Lotus Resources’ Kayelekera mine faces scrutiny after an audit revealed water safety and sanitation failures affecting workers
But the government can’t move on its fracking ambitions until it meets the court order requiring that there will be no environmental damage
No studies have been done on the health effects of ingested microplastics on humans
The decline in the maintenance of wastewater treatment plants in most towns is alarming and cannot be allowed to deteriorate further
The Lekwa Teemane municipal manager has been suspended as officials investigate a water crisis that resulted in the death of three babies.
A Gupta-linked colliery has been accused of polluting the Olifants River, a vital source of water for food crop irrigation on farms around Delmas.
The SA Human Rights Commission has received 144 complaints in the past two years about problems with the quality and supply of water.
People of Carolina had every right to go to court for the relief sought, irrespective of what others may have done in the past, says George Bizos.
Diepsloot’s desperate water situation has tested the patience of its thirsty and scared residents.
Some Diepsloot residents have drunk their water and prayed while others walked kilometres to find a safer supply after theirs was contaminated.
