One of the components of the National Development Plan (NDP) is to strengthen mechanisms for the effective and efficient delivery of services. The local sphere of government is crucial for service delivery due to its ...

Groundwater quality is often an overlooked aspect and due to this oversight, groundwater remains vulnerable to contamination by such sources as wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Even though most WWTPs in South Africa ...

The main aim of the study was to investigate the occurrence and removal of microplastics in wastewater treatment processes in Ekurhuleni and Midvaal in South Africa. The amount of microplastics and chemical composition ...

Cosmo City, situated in Johannesburg, Gauteng, has been experiencing SWO in previous years which poses a significant threat to the environment and water bodies such as wetlands, rivers, and streams. This raises concerns ...

This study focuses on communication challenges regarding service delivery in the Greater Tzaneen Municipality. Service delivery is a contemporary issue that confronts citizens and the government of South Africa. In the ...

Potable water accessibility is fundamentally a human right, crucial for sustaining life and ensuring the well-being of individuals and communities. However, in rural areas, people struggle to find enough clean water to ...

Waste and pollution emanating from industrial activities is a primary global concern, prompting industries to seek solutions to reduce environmental impacts. Among other proposed environmental measures to reduce environmental ...

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a highly acidic and biorecalcitrant wastewater matrix that is rich in dissolved metals and wreaks havoc into receiving environments due to its toxic nature that poses mutagenic, teratogenic, and ...

Municipal wastewater pollution in developing countries is a great concern due to partially treated or untreated wastewater. Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) is a challenge in municipalities that receive stormwater as it impacts ...

Over the past few years, heavy metal ion (HMI) pollution has become a crucial matter due to their threat to human health and ecological systems.,. Furthermore, HMIs have been reported to be hazardous, persistent, and in ...