An aerial view of Cape Town city. GettyImages July 7, 2025 Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists are worried about what the city is telling the public Lesley Green, University of Cape Town; Cecilia Yejide Ojemaye, University of Cape Town; Jo Barnes, Stellenbosch University; Leslie Petrik, University of the Western Cape; Nikiwe Solomon, University of Cape Town, and Vanessa Farr, Sheffield Hallam University Current science communications in Cape Town are not serving the public well.
