# The Kamfers Dam, north of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, once a key breeding site for lesser flamingos, has been abandoned by the birds due to years of raw sewage contamination. Conservationists say the toxic water has driven the flamingos away, with breeding halted since 2020. The dam was one of only four African breeding sites. A court has now ordered the Sol Plaatje municipality to fix the damaged sewage plant, but officials say they lack the 106-million-rand needed.
Kamfers Dam flamingos vanish as sewage destroys breeding ground