The African Development Bank is calling on development partners to scale up their support for the implementation of sanitation projects in order to fast track Africa’s progress and deliver on their promise to the continent. Speaking at the...
Sanitation in South Africa is characterised by both achievements and challenges and in order to speed up the rate of success and overcome obstacles many believe the answers lay outside the public’s perceived notion of what “proper” sanitation is....
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations says it’s a mistake for South Africa not to have closer cooperation with his government regarding water sustainability. Ambassador Danny Danon was speaking at an event to promote Israeli water...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Deputy Minister Andries Nel says South Africa is ready to collaborate in safeguarding water which is the catalyst for development. Speaking at the launch of the “International Decade for...
Understanding and recognising the many different values attached to water is the key to more efficient use. This was the message participants took home after World Water Week officially closed on Friday 01 September 2017. The link between the value...
President Jacob Zuma will launch the 17th edition of United Nations’ World Water Development Report in KwaZulu-Natal next week as part of World Water Day celebrations. In line with the UN’s 2017 World Water Day theme – Waste Water the untapped...
Across the African continent public sector organisations are facing a myriad of challenges if their services are to meet the demands and expectations of their customers. Global megatrends such as increasing urbanisation, changing demographics, a...
World Toilet Day has been internationally celebrated since 2013 when the United Nations declared it a day of importance to draw awareness to the 2.4 billion people around the world that don’t have access to proper sanitation. This video...
“Water and sanitation problems have reached a boiling point globally,” President Jacob Zuma told a United Nations (UN) High Level Panel on Water (HLPW). Zuma was addressing 10 other sitting heads of state and government and one special adviser...
