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Category Archives: Water Security
Residents fed up with on-off water supply to Thatchfield Ridge
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMarizka Coetzer, The Citizen, 24 March 2023 Residents are fed up with the on-off water supply to Thatchfield Ridge in Centurion. Read More
Extra water tankers to service affected areas in Johannesburg
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintPearl Magubane, SABC News, 24 March 2023 Johannesburg Water has increased the number of roaming water tankers to 28. Read More
Water crisis more critical than SA is led to believe
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintReitumetse Makwea, The Citizen, 23 March 2023 Despite warnings that South Africa will run out of water by 2030, experts and activists say the country is likely to experience a severe drought before then. Read More
Drought, floods and sickness: key takeaways from UN’s Water Report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintAFP, 22 March 2023 Billions of people experience water-related issues on a daily basis, from contaminated drinking water to droughts and floods, with a United Nations (UN) report warning on Tuesday that the risk of a global crisis is “imminent”. … Continue reading
Joburg’s water challenges not easing up
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTimes Live, 20 March 2023 A power failure at Rand Water’s purification works treatment plant in Vereeniging in the early hours of Monday has severely affected pumping capacity at the bulk supplier’s Eikenhof pump station. Read More
High E.Coli levels threaten SA’s river systems, warn activists
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintGloria Motsoere, Eyewitness News, 16 March 2023 The water action initiative, WaterCAN, said it is exploring laying criminal charges against the City of Johannesburg and the eThekwini Municipality over the amount of Escherichia coli (E.coli) found in some rivers. Read … Continue reading
