Dirty water in africa
In rural Ethiopia, 80% of all illnes is due to dirty water.
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Umgeni water boss urges training for jobless engineers
CYRIL Gamede, the new CE of Umgeni Water, says there are enough engineers in South Africa and perceptions of shortages have arisen because employers do not want to train up newly qualified engineers. Mr Gamede, who took up his position at South...
MPs hear of pit toilets
Cape Town – Building pit toilets in rural areas is an expensive and problem-plagued business, MPs heard on Tuesday. According to figures tabled before Parliament’s public services select committee, it has cost on average about R7500 to...
Kenya’s water wars kill scores
Water scarcity is fuelling deadly inter-ethnic wars that continue to claim lives in Kenya, according to government officials. And if nothing is done to educate communities on how to conserve the valuable resource, the situation will escalate,...
Floods spur evacuations in Nigeria
Lagos – Flooding across Nigeria has killed 137 people and displaced more than 35 000 since July, the Red Cross said on Monday, as officials urged mass evacuations along the River Niger, fearing it was set to overflow. Heavy rainfall in two...
South Africa: Cabinet agrees to new sip on water and sanitation
Pretoria — Cabinet, at its three-day Lekgotla this week, agreed to include a new Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) on water and sanitation as part of government’s infrastructure plan. “The Lekgotla agreed to a new SIP on water and...
Ghana: 2012 Water forum put off
The Ghana Water Forum (GWF), which has been a major Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector event over the past three years, cannot be held this year. Harold Clottey, planning committee Chair for the GWF, has announced in a statement that the...
SA’s President defends government, says it delivers on housing, electricity, water
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma said his government provides public services better than any other African country, defending his record Monday against mounting and often-violent protests as he gears up for a re-election...
TruckStore open for business
TruckStore, the used commercial vehicle specialist from Daimler has been launched by Mercedes‐Benz South Africa (MBSA) in Centurion – Gauteng amid great anticipation and enthusiasm. MBSA is the first market performance centre (MPC) in the world to...
Building bridges for the breaking
The finals of the very successful annual BKS-SAICE International Bridge Building Competition organised by the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) were held at the St Albans College in Pretoria. BKS has once again provided the...
