The ministers of Water & Sanitation, Health, and Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs has been issued joint letters by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), asking them to intervene urgently to ensure the provision of clean...
All Water Service Authorities are being instructed to set aside at least 7% of their total budgets towards the maintenance and management of infrastructure. Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane made this announcement at the recent...
The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) is asking for an investigation into the criminal liability of all parties involved in the deaths of three infants in Bloemhof in the Northwest, allegedly as a result of drinking water contaminated by...
What defines the quality of water? Quality of water is defined by the chemical, physical and biological contaminants present that will influence the suitability of water for a specific end use. More specific to this broader quality statement, it...
Too many people still lack a basic level of drinking water and sanitation, says Dr Maria Neira, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director for Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. A new report released by WHO and UNICEF...
Companies are beginning to adopt Anglo American’s model for transforming wastewater from its mines into drinking water. The mining company was the first in South Africa to transform wastewater from its coal mines into water suitable for drinking,...
Dr. Barbara van Koppen, Principal Researcher on Poverty, Gender, and Water with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) says “Despite the role of women in supporting households and communities, the patterns of inequality that...
Access to improved drinking water and sanitation varies widely within individual countries in sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve universal coverage of access to improved drinking-water sources and sanitation, strategies that target the areas with the...
A twelve point five billion rand water project is expected to provide clean and safe drinking water to Eastern Cape residents by 2020. President Jacob Zuma officially marked the beginning of construction of the Umzimvubu dam in Tsolo in the...
