Poor sanitation (open defecation, leaking pipes, overloaded wastewater treatment works) reduces the value of water. Faecal contamination from sanitation systems pollutes water resources. What is the link between sanitation, water and disease? The...
The City of Cape Town has advised residents that the algal blooms in False Bay are naturally occurring, non-toxic and not reflective of wastewater quality in the city. This comes after news outlets linked the algal blooms to issues inland....
The Ethiopian government is planning to tap into its largely unexploited groundwater resources to sustain its population of over 90 million. Ethiopia has groundwater storage of 12,700 km³. This is recharged by 36 billion m³ per year thanks to...
The 12th World Toilet Summit, a first for Africa, yesterday called for toilets to become an “aspirational product” that all communities would want to fight for. The founder of the World Toilet Organisation, Jack Sim, told delegates to...
Despite being a water-scarce country, South Africa faces extremely high levels of water wastage with confirmation of losses at municipalities estimated to be close to 50%. The government now warns in a report that unless the country starts saving...
