Declare South Africa’s wastewater treatment a national disaster, urges SAHRC
9 min read With an electricity crisis, service providers can literally turn off the power to rectify a situation, but when it comes to water and sanitation, there is no way to shed shit. This past week, the SA Human Rights Commission recommended that the situation regarding failing wastewater treatment works in South Africa, and their pollution of the country’s water resources, be declared a national disaster.
Knysna’s sewage and E.coli nightmare has been going on for years — and it’s getting worse
5 min read A major cause for concern for the various authorities entrusted with the health of the Knysna estuary is effluent and other unhygienic bits and pieces coming into the lagoon.
