South Africa’s failing wastewater treatment plants are leading the country to an ecological disaster, with spillages poisoning drinking and crop production water.

They can also migrate via leaking production wells to freshwater aquifers ... We are not opposed to mining. Africa needs to profit from its wealth of mineral resources—but not to the detriment ...

Fynbos fish, some dating back 20 million years, are disappearing from South Africa’s rivers. Conservationists warn that ...

The researchers identified four places globally with the largest number of threatened freshwater species: Lake Victoria in Africa, Lake Titicaca in South America and regions in western India and ...

Sulphuric acid is typically injected into the aquifer rock that contains the uranium to dissolve it. The mine then pumps out the aquifer water and removes the uranium. The process repeats until ...

They can also migrate via leaking production wells to freshwater aquifers ... We are not opposed to mining. Africa needs to profit from its wealth of mineral resources - but not to the detriment ...