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Patent issued for acid mine water treatment

Rand Water chairman in Professor Jannie Maree has received a United States patent for an acid mine water treatment process. “The magnesium-barium-hydroxide (MBO) process, which removes metals and sulphate from mine water, offered South Africa a...

Emergency water shutdown in the CBD

Johannesburg Water would like to inform residents and businesses in the Central Region about repairs that are being performed on a damaged water main at Corner Commissioner Street and Polly Street, CBD. During the repairs, Johannesburg CBD...
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New water pipe for Kloof’s on stream

Thanks to the support and co-operation of the local community, the new inlet pipe that transfers water from the main line to the Jerome Drive Reservoir in Kloof is well on track for completion before year end. Spokesman for eThekwini Water and...

Simon Wilby on Clean Water for Africa

This video was shot in Gulu, Uganda with VOHA to help raise awareness for these people. They are dying from unclean water and suffered greatly from the war by Joseph Kony. Please Visit http://www.villagesofhopeafrica.org/ to see how you can...

Water shortages due to power failures

Johannesburg Water (JW), the City’s water and sanitation service provider would like to inform residents of the City of Johannesburg that we were able to successfully restore full water supply to the residents of Constantia Kloof and surrounding...
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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....