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Pupils from Douglas Mbopa Senior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape, test water using WaterCAN kits. (Photo: WaterCAN)

School sampling tests find storage tanks contain unsafe water

Of the 53 schools that uploaded valid data, 23 returned results showing the water was unsafe to drink

Both Durban and Cape Town are enjoying some respite from high levels of E.Coli in beach water

KZN and Western Cape water woes under control, for now, ahead of  festive season

Both Durban and Cape Town are enjoying some respite from high levels of E.Coli in beach water

Sewage flows in Scotts Farm, Makhanda (2024). Photo: Lucas Nowicki

The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure

Makana’s budget, and those of most municipalities, need monitoring  and the corrupt and wasteful held to account

Llandudno Beach in Cape Town. File photo

Local tourism destinations recover to new highs

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Durban beaches are clear of high levels of E coli pollution and open for swimming as the city braces for a bumper festive season. (Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images)

Safe to swim in ‘clean’ Durban sea

Businesses are hoping the dry El Niño weather pattern keeps high levels of E coli detected in river water from washing into the sea

eThekwini Municipality has partnered with Adopt-A-River, whose volunteers are pictured, to do joint water sampling. Photo: Adopt-A-River SA

Durban businesses warn of ‘severe’ economic losses due to ongoing beach closures

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged eThekwini to partner with the private sector to fix its ageing water infrastructure