Isipingo River News Today

The eThekwini municipality is proud of its progress in responding to the infrastructure damage caused by the 2022 April floods despite working with limited resources.

The facility is said to have broken down two years ago, forcing the golf club to construct an alternative sewer pit flowing into Isipingo River

The IFP believes fish, aquatic plants, and animals are clearly compromised by sewage contamination on Durban beaches

Legal pressure is mounting against the eThekwini Municipality to halt the flow of millions of litres of untreated human sewage and industrial effluents into the rivers and sea off Durban.

Durban has been forced to close at least 13 swimming beaches again after sky-high sewage pollution readings came to light on Monday, coinciding with another massive fish die-off – this time at the mouth of the Umgeni River.

Housing crisis propels high death toll in South Africa floods

Disaster management has shown that it plays a leading and active role in responding to disasters, it also needs to play a leading role in reducing the risks, writes Olivia Kunguma.