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Gravity-fed drainage designs leave roughly 290 national estuaries at risk of contamination

Why raw sewage in Eastern Cape estuaries matters

Failing municipal infrastructure and neglected maintenance drive illegal wastewater flows

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Estuaries along South Africa's coastline, including Nahoon and Qinira, are facing an escalating environmental crisis as raw sewage and plastic waste continue to flood these vital waterways. Environmental educator Dean Knox warns that municipal infrastructure failures and chronic neglect are devastating these fragile, biodiverse ecosystems.

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