Sanitation

Water Research Commission launches Sastep

Article Advertising Supplement - 29 Nov 2019

Innovative sanitation technologies will create thousands of vital jobs

Women should design public toilets

Article Chilufya Chileshe - 21 Feb 2019

Consulting women about their needs would go a long way towards ensuring their health and safety

Only half of clinics and hospitals in this country meet basic hygiene standards

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jan 2019

What if your doctor couldn’t even wash her hands before examining you?

Township sanitation remains the pits

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Dec 2018

The commodification of basic services is to blame for the current appalling situation

Women prove that social franchising can work

Article Advertorial - 23 Nov 2018

Creating opportunities for themselves while uplifting the community

Secure water future for South Africa through an innovative sanitation market

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Nov 2018

We have to change our mindset for a sustainable future

Flushing money down the loo

Article Sipho Kings - 31 Aug 2018

It’s no secret that South Africa’s water sector faces big problems. Old infrastructure is falling apart

Solid waste management and sustainable development

Article Malilomo Francisca Nkhabu - 20 Apr 2018

Waste management is a basic human need and can also be regarded as a basic human right

‘Parents, NGOs must pay for school toilets’

Article Bongekile Macupe - 24 Nov 2017

The state’s lawyer says that school sanitation can’t rest solely at the doorstep of education authorities

Lack of proper sanitation costs Africa over $19-billion annually, nearly 1% of GDP

Analysis Staff Reporter - 29 Aug 2016

More innovation in technology and delivery needed to bring solutions to the underprivileged.

Sunlight + plastic bottles = Clean drinking water in Africa’s largest urban slum

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 Jun 2016

A novel and easy way to disinfect water using freely available solar power is helping to combat the spread of disease in developing countries.

Has President Jacob Zuma’s government done ‘a good job’?

Article Africa Check Author - 24 Mar 2015

Minister Jeff Radebe has written a detailed article defending President Jacob Zuma's achievements. Africa Check fact-checked his claims.

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