
Taking matters into their own hands
Widespread water and sanitation failures prompt citizen groups to approach the courts
Investigative Series
A collection of reports investigating South Africa’s waste water crisis
This investigation was produced in collaboration with Steve Kretzmann, the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism and OpenUp, with the support of the Open Society Foundation.
Built in the Metaverse platform, Spatial, this virtual experience provides an alternate way to engage with the Rivers of Sewage investigation. The exhibit includes story excerpts, photographs, data visualizations from the investigation and links to other aspects of the reporting and partners.
Produced by the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ)
Widespread water and sanitation failures prompt citizen groups to approach the courts
How Emalahleni’s contaminated water harms its most vulnerable residents
South Africa’s waste water crisis is making life unbearable for its residents
The price of a South African town’s dirty water
Half of South Africa’s sewage treatment works are failing
Like clockwork, diarrhea among children spikes sharply during Cape Town’s long summer. The city tends to blame the heat and people’s poor hygiene practices, but its own sewage infrastructure may be the real culprit.
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We are committed to a model of journalism that holds investigative reporting, data science, and visual journalism as equal partners in producing reporting that focuses on vulnerable communities.
Close to 1 billion people do not have access to clean water. H2OFail is an ongoing investigation into the causes and consequences of that global failure.
Tapped Out is a collection of stories around power, justice and water in the American West.
An international investigation into the global lottery industry involving close to 40 people from 10 countries working in journalism and civic tech organizations in Africa, Europe and the United States.