Methane bubbles popping on the river’s surface, sewage pipes clogged with tampons, diapers and toilet paper, and the smell of faeces lingering in the air. These scenes are everyday realities for residents of Emfuleni – a municipality southwest of Johannesburg – as the breakdown of the area’s pipes, pumps and wastewater treatment plants causes sewage..
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SA Sewage system collapse a ticking ‘time bomb’ – Another reason why we live in a sh*thole country!
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Eskom may be peddling its problems – now wants to sell some of its power plants to cut losses due to maintenance costs
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Eskom plans to sell off its power plants in order to get rid of the bigger problems in the industry. Informed sources told Die Vryburger that Eskom wants to sell its power plants that require large maintenance costs and are guilty of the huge pollution in certain areas such as the Eastern Transvaal to private..
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Ecological disaster strikes Natal – 1,600 million liters of oil and acid are dumped into the river, killing thousands of fish and losing vegetation
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In the past week, nearly 1,600 cubic meters (1.6 million liters) of oil and acid have been dumped in the Mduduzi River. Willowton Oil is responsible for the disaster that is considered to be one of the greatest in the history of Natal. Cato Ridge and the Umgeni River are already polluted and the pollution..
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ANC regime is debating over power supply – will it be the coal with its pollution, or nuclear power with its hazardous waste?
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The so-called Integral Resources Plan of the ANC Government’s broader details in all its various forms must apparently be finalized to be submitted to Cabinet in September this year. That debate that is currently underway is about what course to take – will it be the coal with its pollution, or nuclear power with its..
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ANC –regime states that water supply in SA is sufficient to meet all demands although sewage pollution and no maintenance of municipal structures wastes millions of liters of water
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South Africa has enough water to provide the residents within the winter months, but then it must be used sparingly. This is according to ANC government spokesman who also states that the water is sufficient to meet the needs during the coming dry months of the year. However, experts are much more concerned about the..
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Raw sewage openly flows into Vaal River
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The Vaal River is in a terrible condition, with pollution and raw sewage causing people to get sick and fish to die, residents are urging the government to take action. With so many people potentially affected, the question remains – do people really know what’s in the river? According to the group Save the Vaal,..
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Lack of maintenance by the ruling party the cause of raw sewage in Palmietspruit
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Thousands of liters of sewage flow daily from an unrepaired cracked sewage pipe in the Palmietspruit at Klerksdorp in the Matlosana local municipality, which includes Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein, and Hartbeesfontein, said Michal Groenewald, leader of the FF Plus in North West. Groenewald said it is the result of poor management and lack of maintenance by..
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