South Beach in Durban earlier this February after heavy rains. Much of it comes from rivers that empty into the sea. Photos: Lucas Nowicki Two organisations monitoring E. coli levels in Durban’s rivers have raised the alarm and are calling for a national intervention to fix eThekwini’s sewage infrastructure crisis. Water activists say the polluted rivers and beaches pose a … [Read more...] about Call for government to save Durban’s contaminated rivers
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Equal Education made “constitutional alchemy” says lawyer who represented them
The late Yoliswa Dwane speaks to activists in 2010 at an Equal Education meeting. The first public lecture in her memory was held in Cape Town last Friday. Photo: Gillian Benjamin (fair use) Jason Brickhill, director of litigation at SERI and keynote speaker at the first Yoliswa Dwane Public Lecture, remembered how the case for school infrastructure norms and standards was … [Read more...] about Equal Education made “constitutional alchemy” says lawyer who represented them
MeerKAT: Why South Africa’s massive astronomy project matters
Amish Patel, a Signal Processing Engineer with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, spoke at the second Science for the People seminar in Cape Town on Friday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks “The work we do isn’t science until it’s shared with someone who isn’t a scientist,” says Amish Patel, a Signal Processing Engineer with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. He … [Read more...] about MeerKAT: Why South Africa’s massive astronomy project matters
Tribunal into Judge Makhubele’s conduct adjourned until May
Judge Tinstwalo Annah Nana Makhubele, accused of gross misconduct by activist group #UniteBehind, at the fourth day of hearings at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal. Photo: Masego Mafata The Judicial Conduct Tribunal into former PRASA interim board chairperson Judge Makhubele’s conduct has adjourned until 8 May 2023. Activist group #UniteBehind has expressed disappointment at the … [Read more...] about Tribunal into Judge Makhubele’s conduct adjourned until May
Coffee Bay Flood: Man describes how he survived by grabbing tree
Tyelinzima High School, made of prefabricated classrooms, in Coffee Bay in the Eastern Cape was completely swept away by flooding last Friday. Photos: Mkhuseli Sizani Thousands of families in the OR Tambo District Municipality are stranded and cut off from the essential services this week as most roads and bridges have been damaged or swept away by flooding last Friday. The … [Read more...] about Coffee Bay Flood: Man describes how he survived by grabbing tree
