Illegal dumping flourishes as Free State municipality runs short of rubbish trucks
The illegal dumping sites multiplying in Reitz, Free State are a sign of poor service delivery in the province’s Nketoana Local Municipality, allege residents.
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Tshwane community spends months with busted sewer
Residents of Soshanguve Block HH north of Pretoria say that they have been living with a spurting, stinking busted sewer. Some residents say they believe local government has ignored their repeated complaints because they do not pay rates.
New Limpopo dam to quench villagers’ thirst
A new dam is set to provide 10 Limpopo villages with access to clean, reliable water after years of complaints by local residents.
World wastes almost half of all food produced
About 40 percent of the food produced globally is wasted while 795 million people go hungry, according to new research released yesterday (16 July)
Move the sewage or move us, says family
The East Rand Nkuna family alleges that the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality installed a sewer on their doorstep.
Safer loos for Limpopo school
Teachers and children are celebrating new, safer toilets at one Limpopo school as the province slowly revamps school sanitation following the horrific pit latrine drowning of 6-year-old Michael Komape.
Climate change to wipe out health gains
Climate change could wipe out all the health gains made in the last 50 years and urgent steps need to be taken to prevent further increases in global temperature.
Nappy-dumping mums taken to task
Limpopo mums who dump used disposable nappies in the streets have been warned that they will face the wrath of the law if they do not clean up their act.
Clinic languishes for years with shortages of space, water
Nursing staff and patients at the Bankhara Community Clinic outside Kuruman, Northern Cape say their clinic continues to struggle with medicine and space shortages almost two years after OurHealth first reported on the clinic’s poor state.
Opinion: Going too far with GMOs, ‘toxic’ chemicals
Helen Whitehead says Port St. Johns residents have little choice but to heap genetically-modified food onto their plates. She’s joined many in demanding better transparency about what’s on the country's crops and plates.
Jouberton sewage spills making children sick
Two women from Jouberton in the North West claim inhaling fumes from sewage that frequently spills onto their street has compromised their children’s health.
Marikana residents could stay, receive services
Residents of Marikana informal settlement outside Pretoria say they have languished for years without water, electricity or rubbish removal services. As a court case continues that may lead to residents’ removal, there may be a way for the community to stay.
Soweto students say college loos a stinking mess
Male students at South Western Gauteng College’s Dobsonville campus say the technical school’s loos are a minefield of blocked toilets, stinking water and broken taps.
Mabopane water upgrade complete
Following weeks of allegedly sporadic access to water in Mabopane’s Central View north of Pretoria, work to upgrade local water lines has been completed.
Country braces for ‘looming drought’
South Africa is facing a looming water shortage and experts warn we may not see it coming.