According to a new report, South Africans with HIV living in informal settlements and rural areas lack clean, safe water, which is placing them at serious risk of contracting potentially lethal waterborne diseases. “They are particularly vulnerable...
Article by Dr Inga Jacobs, President of Young Water Professionals, WISA. It is widely recognised that capacity building and sustainable knowledge transfer are critical concerns for several sectors in South Africa, and the water sector is no...
Urgent action is necessary to prevent the ‘decay’ of water quality in Gauteng to the levels seen in Carolina, Mpumalanga, according to Thomas Walters, Democratic Alliance (DA) MPL in Gauteng. Walters said on Wednesday that the DA would...
A White Paper entitled, Will Your Oil in Water Analysis Method Match the Regulatory Method? was recently published by Wilks Enterprise, Inc. Whether you are trying to meet effluent limits for an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...
Water is a vital resource. It is essential for human life and wellbeing, healthy ecosystems, global food security, energy and industry. Without it, human existence and development of the global economy is doomed. Never before has the issue of water...
The North Gauteng High Court has ordered local government authorities to provide clean drinking water to the town of Carolina and the township of Silobela nearly seven months after the problem of acid mine drainage spewing into the area’s water...
One year since Oxfam announced their East Africa food crisis appeal, we bring you this incredible video capturing a Turkana community’s delight as Oxfam builds them a borehole, bringing desperately needed fresh water to the village. Thanks to...
A new book entitled Sustainable use of South Africa’s Inland Waters: a situation assessment of Resource Directed Measures was launched by the Water Research Commission during the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists’ 2012 Congress on...
Moshi Municipality in Tanzania is facing a growing risk of polluted groundwater and other sources of water by waste from pit latrines and floods, according to Head of Urban Planning and Lands Department of Moshi Municipal Council, Alex Poteka....
