by AfriForum | Aug 12, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum audited 153 landfill sites across South Africa this year as part of the organisation’s national project to measure the quality of landfill sites in South Africa. Only 15 out of 27 landfill sites that were audited in the Western Cape complied with national...
by AfriForum | Aug 11, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum audited 153 landfill sites across South Africa this year as part of the organisation’s national project to measure the quality of landfill sites in South Africa. Only 9 out of 17 landfill sites that were audited in Gauteng complied with national standards....
by AfriForum | Jul 8, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum and Treasure the Karoo Action Group (TKAG) have submitted formal comment to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the new draft regulations regarding shale gas drilling. The DWS was also notified by AfriForum of an irregularity regarding an...
by AfriForum | Jul 8, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum obtained new information today that in fact points to the Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality as the culprit that spilled blood into a veld that forms part of a local nature reserve in Kuruman – and not the local abattoir, as previously reported. AfriForum...
by AfriForum | Jun 30, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum welcomes the Department of Water and Sanitation’s announcement on 29 June during a webinar that it would be resuming the publication of its Blue and Green Drop report for municipalities to ascertain the quality of water and water infrastructure. AfriForum...
by AfriForum | Jun 24, 2021 | Community Affairs Media statements, Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
A warrant for the arrest of Themba Goba, Municipal Manager of the Rand West City Local Municipality was issued in the Randfontein Magistrate’s Court on 23 June 2021 after he failed to appear in court. AfriForum laid a criminal charge against the Randfontein Municipal...
