Urban water bodies—rivers, lakes and oceans—are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don't break down on their own.

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is to take the eThekwini municipality to court The backlog caused by recent flooding and old sewerage pipes has residents of Mayville and Cato Crest in Durban jumping over foul ...

The eThekwini Municipality has once again released updated information regarding which Durban beaches and public pools are safe and open for swimming. According to the municipality, as of 26 June, ...

Pete Graham estimated that about 30 000 litres of sewage was afloat, a short distance from the Umgeni River, and suspected something odd had happened.

Umhlanga Lighthouse, North Beach, uShaka Beach, and the Golden Mile recently passed water safety assessments. READ: Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban ...

Several Southern California beaches are closed after 80,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the ocean in Ventura County, officials announced. The spill occurred near Perkins Road at Ormond Beach in ...

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As the Durban beaches flood with people over the festive holidays, concerns grow for the health and safety of swimmers as pollution plague the city’s rivers and seas. Untreated human sewage ...

he Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for a public private partnership to deal with the city’s sewage works crisis that is hurting tourism because beaches are repeatedly closed ...

The Northern wastewater treatment works disgorges sewage into the Umgeni River, which flows into the sea at Durban, polluting the city’s popular beaches This content is restricted to subscribers ...

Close to 500,000 local and international holidaymakers visited Durban beaches, in Kwazulu-Natal, this past weekend despite allegations that the city's beaches are contaminated with E. coli and ...