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Filcon appointed distributor for Diefenbach

Filcon Filters, one of the leading liquid filtration companies in South Africa, has been authorised to sell Diefenbach filter presses. The company which has been in existence since 1907 underwent a major structural reorganisation in 2007 which has...

Kariba Dam: about to collapse?

A report in the government-owned newspaper “Zambia Daily Mail” recently warned that the Kariba Dam, on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is on the verge of collapsing, but the Mozambican authorities know nothing about...
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Partnering sanitation solutions for South Africa

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have entered into a collaboration on sanitation innovation solutions for South Africa. A memorandum of understanding – “Partnership in the...
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SAHRC disappointed by DWA’s response to report

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is disappointed by the Department of Water Affairs’s (DWA) response to its report on water and sanitation. The SAHRC recently released its Report on the Right to Access Sufficient Water and Decent...