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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Permanent desalination plant for Cape Town - have your say

4 Feb 2025

The City of Cape Town has been releasing more sewage into the ocean from its Hout Bay marine outfall than its discharge permit allows. But following appeals over the granting of the permit, and a criminal case being laid against the City, environmental minister Dion George has lifted restrictions on the quantity of sewage it is allowed to discharge. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Steve Kretzmann 19 Nov 2024

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

R49.2m investment in new treated effluent pump station

4 Apr 2024

More than 200-million litres of untreated or partially treated sewage is released into False Bay daily. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Failing sewage plants continue to pollute False Bay

Steve Kretzmann 16 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

The Green Point marine outfall is one of three in Cape Town through which millions of litres of sewage are pumped out to sea daily. The City has been ordered to embark on a public participation process over the permits required for the operation of these outfalls. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann | GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town ordered to hold public hearings on sewage being pumped into the sea

Steve Kretzmann 21 Sep 2023

Cape Town signs multi-million rand agreement with Kfw to support Water Strategy

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town signs multi-million rand agreement with Kfw to support Water Strategy

14 Feb 2022

Boat club questions City of Cape Town's water quality tests

Food, Water & Energy Security

Boat club questions City of Cape Town's water quality tests

Liezl Human 1 Feb 2022

City of Cape Town invites NGOs to apply for new grant funding

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

City of Cape Town invites NGOs to apply for new grant funding

27 Oct 2020

Community Chest houses homeless group in its office for winter

Health & Social Welfare

Community Chest houses homeless group in its office for winter

Lucas Nowicki and James Stent 22 Jun 2020

Polo manufactures 250,000 'commuter face masks' at Atlantis factory

ESG

Polo manufactures 250,000 'commuter face masks' at Atlantis factory

1 Apr 2020

CoCT considers exemption criteria for ECD registration

Early Childhood Development

CoCT considers exemption criteria for ECD registration

6 Nov 2019

21 emerging artists to showcase work at Zeitz Mocaa

Art

21 emerging artists to showcase work at Zeitz Mocaa

4 Jul 2019

#YouthStartCT Entrepreneurial Challenge winners 2019

HR

#YouthStartCT Entrepreneurial Challenge winners 2019

26 Jun 2019

Report beetle threats to save CT trees

Forestry

Report beetle threats to save CT trees

15 May 2019

Dunoon sport centre comes alive after 4-year legal dispute

Property

Dunoon sport centre comes alive after 4-year legal dispute

Peter Luhanga 29 Apr 2019

2019 #YouthStartCT Entrepreneurial Challenge begins

HR

2019 #YouthStartCT Entrepreneurial Challenge begins

18 Apr 2019

Public Health

Motsoaledi to provinces: 'Fund junior doctor internships, or I might sue you.'

Laura Lopez Gonzalez 27 Nov 2017

New graduates, rural areas likely to pay the price for austerity measures

Public Health

New graduates, rural areas likely to pay the price for austerity measures

Joan van Dyk 17 Jan 2017

Junior docs get 26-hour shift

Public Health

Junior docs get 26-hour shift

18 Aug 2016