Now it’s a water crisis

Radioactive contamination, unsafe dams and waste spills threaten SA

The skills shortage is said to be the biggest cause of water contamination

‘It’s quite clear we’re sitting on a time-bomb … the (water) crisis is replicating the electricity crisis’

South Africa is on the brink of a water contamination crisis, potentially as bad as the electricity fiasco of the past few weeks.

In an alarming report, the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has confirmed evidence of contaminated crops and water, and has acted to protect people and livestock.

The report — in the possession of the Sunday Times — is the latest of several recent indicators that government is no longer able to effectively monitor and manage its vast infrastructure of dams, pipes, pumps and treatment facilities... Read More Sunday Times