Latest articles on Drinking Water Quality

‘We are paying for this dirty water’

Article Sarah Smit & Malcolm Sekgothe - 29 Aug 2019

Despite the SA Human Rights Commission declaring the water in Hammanskraal unfit for consumption, citizens are being forced to buy their own

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Successful HIV treatment create health problems by contaminating water with ARVs

Article Dr Eunice Ubomba Jaswa - 30 Nov 2018

Traces of the drugs are found in urine and faeces, but water treatment plants are not designed to remove them

The ideal partner in multiple use water services

Article Advertising Supplement - 4 May 2018

A public-private partnership working together with the water users themselves can deliver 'green growth'

Access to clean, safe water for all is possible

Article Advertorial - 16 Feb 2018

Consumption of unsafe water contributes to a downward spiral of health and poverty

No substitute for water

Article Advertorial - 24 Mar 2016

The City of Johannesburg is creating awareness of the value of water

The curious case of diarrhoea in Diepsloot

Article Phillip De Wet - 20 Apr 2012

As water trouble continues in Diepsloot, it appears residents are starting to suffer the health consequences -- but not according to official figures.

Residents worry as taps stay dry in Diepsloot

Article Phillip De Wet - 17 Apr 2012

The water crisis in Diepsloot has intensified as water tanks stand empty and no word on when the area would have water again.

South Africa’s water crisis just got expensive

Article Lynley Donnelly - 16 Apr 2012

South Africa will need R570-billion for investment in the water value chain in the next 10 years, says the department of environmental affairs.

Why don’t we love water anymore?

Article Sipho Kings - 20 Mar 2012

It's easy to forget the importance of water, writes <b>Sipho Kings-McDermott</b>.

Carolina: Living in a town with acid water

Article Sipho Kings - 2 Mar 2012

The only long-term solution is to close the open-cast mines for Carolina residents, who are plagued by acid water.

Assessing the true value of water in Southern Africa

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Apr 2011

As water resources in Southern Africa come under pressure from growing population, economic accounting for water could aid better management.

Johannesburg on acidic water time bomb

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Jul 2010

Millions of litres of highly acidic mine water is rising up under Johannesburg and could spill out into its streets, Parliament has heard.

Report reveals rotten state of SA’s sewage plants

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Apr 2010

The shocking state of SA's sewage plants was revealed in the long-awaited Green Drop Report released by Water Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica.

Jo’burg, Cape Town are leaders in water quality

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Apr 2010

A report on South Africa's water quality management has found that Johannesburg and Cape Town have the cleanest drinking water in the country.

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