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Rainwater harvest from tanks: can you drink it?

Water collected in rainwater harvesting tanks provided in a low-cost housing project in Kleinmond, Western Cape, does not meet the standards for drinking water, unless treated, according to the findings of a Water Research Commission (WRC) study....
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Too much water as dams overflow?

The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) in the Western Cape Region is calling on residents and people engaged in assortment of activities near dams to be cautious as dams, canals and reservoirs in the province are at full capacity due to the...
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Minister condemns “sex for water”

The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, last week came out strongly against the abuse of positions of power to solicit sexual favours from women in exchange for water. “Tough action will be taken against them,” warned Molewa....
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Free State’s water crisis

The fact that Free State rates in the bottom three provinces in the country for water quality and supply, along with Northern Cape and Mpumalanga, shows the total neglect of this crisis by the provincial government. The Blue Drop Report of 2012...
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SADC leaders commit to trade plan

Following the recent summit held in Lilongwe, Malawi, the heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are positive the Tripartite Free Trade Area, to be established by 2015, will enable greater intra-African...
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Sanral maintains Aarto is sound

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has hit back hard at claims that the Administration Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) system is failing. It had been reported that between the 2012 and 2013 financial years, 89%...
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Gauteng’s R11billion solar plans

Gauteng plans to spend R11 billion installing solar panels on all its state-owned buildings. This is according to Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu. Mahlangu says there are approximately 8-million m2 of roof-top space available...
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Dams overflow due to heavy rain

The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) in the Western Cape Region has called on residents near dams to be cautious as dams, canals and reservoirs in the province are at full capacity due to the persistent heavy rains.The soil in the Western Cape is...

PPC CEO puts his money where his mouth is

PPC, in compliance with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listings requirements, announced that its group CEO, Ketso Gordhan, has purchased 200 000 shares valued at over R6 million. With his Forfeitable Share Plan allocation earlier this year,...