Amid the ongoing Mopani water crisis, Tzaneen Mayor Gerson Molapisane calls for local municipalities to take full control of water services.

Raw sewage has been running in Olifantsriver, Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, for years. The Olifantsriver flows also to the Kruger National Park. The sewage infrastructure has not been working for years.

The new research unit at the Phalaborwa Campus is set to boost academic growth and tackle inequality, poverty, and unemployment.