*Professor Tracy-Lynn Field, current holder of the Claude Leon Chair in Earth Justice and Stewardship, has twenty-five years’ experience in the field of environmental law, and has actively supported the work of environmental Public Interest Organisations (PIOs) throughout her academic tenure.
FSE’s contribution to the July edition of Modern Mining
FSE’s Mariette Liefferink speaks about South Africa’s water issues and how the mining sector is getting involved to alleviate some of these issues. View the online edition of Modern Mining here.
DWS National State of Water Report for 2023
You can access the full report here.
Report on the site visit hosted by the FSE for the US Embassy and US Aid of the sewage pollution sources within the rivers of Tshwane, the Vaal and the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site
The report can be viewed and downloaded below. It has been uploaded in 3 parts.
Mail & Guardian report titled “Sewage crisis: Mogale City and the Cradle of human waste” and the FSE’s report
FSE’s Report The Federation for a Sustainable Environment (FSE) facilitated the site visits to the Percy Stewart WWTWs, and the upstream and downstream pollution sources within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site on the 16th of February 2024. BACKGROUND “Subject: RE: RIVERS OF THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND – STATUS OF THE DFFE’S INVESTIGATIONS? Dear […]
Notification of the ongoing and worsening pollution of the Hennops river and its tributaries and Centurion lake
The notification submitted by the FSE can be downloaded below.
NGO urges Unesco intervention on world heritage site pollution | Business Day
The article can be found on page 3 of Business Day. View and download below.
The FSE’s comments on the TCTA’s attached press statement on the central basin
It was foreseen that there would be challenges with the current short term treatment of AMD within the Western, Eastern and Central Basins. The Department of Environmental Affairs granted exemption for the construction and operation of the High Density Sludge Plants in the Western, Eastern and Central Basins and the discharge of neutralised AMD (in […]
Hennops Revival: Certificate of Appreciation
Hennops Revival awarded Mariette Liefferink of the FSE a Certificate of Appreciation for her contribution to the Revival of the Hennops River over the past year. View the certificate below.
FSE’s report on the ongoing sewage pollution – Wonderfonteinspruit, Vaal Barrage and Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site
“According to the National Water and Sanitation Master Plan (2018) 56% of waste water treatment works and 44% of water treatment works are in a poor or critical condition. 11% are dysfunctional…” Full report attached below.