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Drastic water shortage in Phillipines

Safe water is desperately scarce in storm-ravaged portion of the Philippines. Without it, people struggling to rebuild and even survive risk catching intestinal and other diseases. While aid agencies work to provide a steady supply, survivors have...

Gender, water and development under the spotlight

The struggle for access to sufficient water in Africa is both a human rights issue and a development challenge, impacting on health, agricultural and economic activity, the educational opportunity of women and children and social stability and...

How big is the plastics industry?

The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related services Education and Training Authority (merSETA) in association with Plastics SA, launched an innovative pilot study with the aim of developing a better understanding of the shape and size of the...
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Take the water journey

Water is undeniably a precious resource and WWF, through a partnership with Sanlam, are working to conserve our country’s freshwater ecosystems and natural resources. As part of these efforts, the Journey of Water campaign was launched at the end...