As the 30th driest country in the world, South Africa is facing greater water security challenges with increasing periods of drought and unpredictable rainfall patterns. According to a case study on alternative sanitation for water security done by...
Despite the South African government’s efforts to improve basic services nationwide, several areas across the country’s nine provinces still find it challenging to gain access to clean, running water. Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) recently...
Improved access to quality sanitation, while saving water is now possible in the Ndakana village in the Eastern Cape. An innovative technology was launched by the Department of Science and Technology on Saturday that consists of an off-grid...
The Drop-the-Block water saving campaign in the Northern Cape has reached the 103 000 mark and is expected to save at least 200 000 litres of water per toilet flush. Mitigating drought effects The Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula...
The Roadcrete Africa Division of Basil Read, the JSE-listed construction and engineering Group, has been awarded two new contracts with a combined value of R369 million. The first contract worth R11 million was awarded by the Ekurhuleni...
Residents of Rammulotsi outside Viljoenskroon have accused the Moqhaja municipality of moving them from one informal settlement to another with no proper sanitation. They claim they were promised proper housing with flushing toilets. The Human...
Seattle — Bill Gates today announced the winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge—an effort to develop “next-generation” toilets that will deliver safe and sustainable sanitation to the 2.5 billion people worldwide who don’t...
Fifty seven million earmarked for sanitation in the North West province has not been spent and 33% of household in the province have sub-standard sanitation. The provincial government says the two service providers appointed by the National...
