When I first entered the water and sanitation sector after many years in the software industry, I had thought that the main challenges would be engineering; pipes, pumps, treatment plants, or politics, financing, budgets, and governance. Big,...
Arumloo, a water-efficient toilet company, has been implementing its water-conscious toilets in both residential and commercial spaces. The company’s signature toilet uses less than two litres of water per flush, as opposed to conventional toilets...
In an ironic twist, a community protest about water shortages almost prevented me from attending the opening of the new, safe toilets and handwashing facilities for Ivory Park Primary School. Despite the blockade, the situation was calm, and I...
For a hundred years the solution was always the same: lay more pipes, build a bigger wastewater plant, pray it all behaves. On drawings it looks fantastic. On the ground it leaks, breaks and dumps waste into rivers and oceans every single day. Most...
