South Africa is actively participating in the 7th Africa Sanitation Conference, with Minister Senzo Mchunu leading a delegation from the Water and Sanitation Department. The event, held in Swakopmund, Namibia, from November 6 to 11, is organised by...
Globally each day, roughly 1 043 000 tonnes of human waste is produced and more than 300 million people manage their period. This vast amount of human waste, and its safe management, has an economic value. The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF)...
We are pioneers. South Africa’s water and sanitation sector has led innovation on biological nutrient removal (BNR) for wastewater treatment, created a novel water law process and the world’s largest drinking water treatment facility at Rand Water....
No single entity–whether the Department of Water and Sanitation or a research institution such as the Water Research Commission– can attain SDG 6.2 in isolation. It is with this collaborative approach in mind that the South African Sanitation...
