Dirty listed companies hide the truth
Research into some of the JSE’s biggest companies finds them in regular breach of environmental legislation and failing to disclose this to investors.
Water Pollution
Departments admit to acid water slip-up
There are no environmental checks on Gauteng’s emergency response to the mine drainage crisis, as polluted water seeps into rivers and land.
Politics results in filthy water
Sewage flows because of misplaced trust in local government and co-operative governance.
Water affairs silenced as sewage flows
Most sewerage plants in South Africa malfunction, but officials have been told to back off ahead of local elections in 2016.
Communities left up the creek with dirty water
The Klip River brings disease but, like many other water sources, it is still not being tested.
One man’s home is another man’s uranium dump
With nowhere else to live, many seek refuge in the radiation wastelands in Gauteng, unaware of the deadly dangers the abandoned mining areas present.
Public protector to investigate mining pollution
Allegations of water pollution by mining operations will see the ombud probe top mining companies like Glencore Xstrata and AngloGold Ashanti.
Restoring water catchment areas leaves us flush
Spending on catchment areas provides solutions to the problems of water supply and demand, write Kristal Maze and Leonie Joubert.
Cow heap attracts Blue Scorpions
Water affairs investigators have been looking into the dumping of carcasses near a life-sustaining river.
Study reveals fracking can cause water pollution
A new study released on Monday has shown that "fracking" can pollute drinking water, although it is uncertain the impact this has on human health.
Right to dignity is pointless without water
The government must recognise the indivisibility and interconnectedness of all our human rights, writes Kayum Ahmed.
‘Funny’ water still plagues Carolina
Carolina could be one heavy downpour away from facing another water crisis and residents are already reluctant to use water they do not trust.
Carbon dioxide ‘driving fish mad’
Researchers find that it is making them increasingly vulnerable to predators.
Water panic buying spurred by river pollution in China
Residents of a south China town have been panic buying bottled water after media reports of excessive levels of the carcinogenic metal cadmium.
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The water warriors
The inconvenient truths about our polluted water supplies aren’t going unchallenged — at least not by these activists.
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India orders probe after drugs found in water supplies
India said on Wednesday it has ordered a probe into the results of a study that found supposedly treated wastewater contained a cocktail of 21 drugs.
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Zimbabwe cuts water supply to Harare
Zimbabwe has cut water to Harare, state media reported on Monday, leaving most of the city dry as authorities struggle to contain a cholera outbreak.
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Durban’s water not contaminated with mercury
Water coming out of Durban’s taps is safe to drink and residents do not need to fear reported mercury contamination at Inanda Dam, say authorities.
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Sewage spill contaminates E Cape river
The Eastern Cape health department has warned residents of the Mqanduli area that river water has been contaminated with sewage.
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Radioactive waste in stream ‘not a hazard’
Radioactive waste outside mining areas in the catchment of the Wonderfonteinspruit poses no risk to the public, according to experts.
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Anglo cleared in water-pollution scare
Water tests have raised questions over accusations made against Anglo Platinum that it was polluting the drinking water of two communities.
