8 Things You Should Know – Water Filtration System
8 Things you should know before you buy a water filtration system by Glen Caulkins.
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Utilising the legacy
South Africa achieved a very important milestone two years ago when we hosted the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. We were proud when the event went off almost flawlessly, and every person who contributed to this great project deserves a part of the...
Hydro-colonialism: Africa’s next big threat
Large corporations who have been buying up vast stretches of African farmland in recent years, whether based in Dubai or London, understand that it’s the access to water that they get from the land deals, which they often get for free and...
R58bn needed annually to fix SA’s ageing water infrastructure
It’s safe to say that SA’s water infrastructure is in the same position that the energy sector was in a decade ago. Without huge investment to rehabilitate and replace ageing infrastructure, supply and quality are under threat....
Water must be top priority at Rio+20 Summit, says World Water Council
Political leaders meeting at the Rio+20 Summit this week must put water at the heart of sustainable development, making universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation part of a new set of post-2015 development goals, the head of the World...
Sanitation staff can’t fake attendance
In order to ensure punctuality of safai karamcharis, the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has distributed 28 biometric machines among the sanitation contractors. The contractors have further allotted these machines to supervisors. The...
Ghana to benefit from $100m water programme
British multinational banking firm, the HSBC Group has launched a five-year $100 million water programme and selects Ghana to be one of the beneficiary countries of the project. The investment is to help transform the lives of more than 1 million...
Study shows dissatisfaction with Gauteng services
At least 20% of Gauteng residents are dissatisfied with the services provided by the provincial government, including electricity, water, sanitation and roads, Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said. Mokonyane said a 2011-12 survey of nearly 17 000 Gauteng...
Swazis ‘steal’ water from SA dam
Residents of Mncitsini in the Maseyisini constituency risk their lives and illegally cross a border line, separating Swaziland from South Africa, to draw water from a South African dam. Due to the scarcity of water at Mncitsini, residents are left...
Ghana: poor sanitation in Bolgatanga Municipality
Administrators at the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly have thrown cleanliness to the dogs with a flimsy excuse that the assembly lacked funds to evacuate the overflowing refuse containers. Filth is gradually engulfing the municipality which was...
