Acid mine water is causing huge damage to plants, animals and the health of humans, otherwise legal steps will be taken to protect the people’s constitutional rights. A letter to this effect was addressed to ministers Susan Shabangu (Mineral Affairs) and Edna Molewa (Water and Environmental Affairs) in their capacity as co-chairs of the Inter […]
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Pollution levels in rivers alarming
NELSPRUIT – It is not safe to drink water from any river in Mpumalanga. This alarming fact is just one of the concerns mentioned in the most recent report by Inkomati in Mpumalanga. Inkomati is South Africa’s first catchment management agency and was launched in the province in November 2006.
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President Jacob Zuma Faces Water Pollution Charge
President Jacob Zuma and the Minister of Environment and Water Affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica, have been charged under Section 151 of the National Water Act in a bid to get them to answer for rampant pollution in the Hartbeespoort area. Environment and Conservation Association chairwoman Nicole Barlow filed the charges at the Hartbeespoort police station yesterday. […]
Karino Water Plant Operational
Silulumanzi recently launched a new water plant opposite Karino Estate. This plant will supply half of the stands, approximately 2250, with clean water. It will produce nearly two megalitres of water a day. The ideal would be to supply the whole of the Karino Estate with clean, drinkable water. At the moment there are approximately […]
