Toilets
latest news & developmentsFemale & Guardian | Female architects ensure potty parity
The field was dominated by men but now women are coming to the fore with thoughtful buildings
Editorial: Fix our water crisis now
Now is the time for accountability. Our leaders must deal with the consequences of their failures.
We developed a simple process to recycle urine. Here’s how it’s done
Most of the wastewater produced worldwide receives no treatment and the nutrients in wastewater go to waste. Here’s how households can draw these nutrients from urine
Mpumalanga municipalities fail to deliver services to informal settlements
The auditor general’s report on local government stated that most councils did not spend their infrastructure development budgets and did not address concerns regarding financial…
Four schools stay closed after builder trashes toilet blocks
Four affected schools have remained closed because they don’t meet the Covid-19 regulations, due in part, to the defacement caused
Catalysing a new sanitation paradigm for South Africa
New, ultra-modern toilets are hygienic – and they save water
Innovation in every drop
By using our urine and faeces as resources rather than waste, we can save our most precious resource – water
Water Research Commission launches new programme
It will develop and scale the pathogen-killing, water-smart, reinvented toilet in South Africa
Durban, the city that forces the poor to defecate in the streets
Contemptuous municipal attitudes have compromised public sanitation in Durban forcing people into undignified, unhealthy and dangerous situations.
Women should design public toilets
Consulting women about their needs would go a long way towards ensuring their health and safety
Laying bare the basics of science for community development
Converting faecal sludge into biochar benefits both communities and the environment
South African schools’ toilet facilities: A shame and a disgrace
Interventions should be about building facilities that offer dignity to our children
What life without toilets looks like
Open defecation is a reality for many people around the world. Here’s what it translates to.
Public school toilets are the pits
Children at 49% of these schools have no sanitation facilities or totally inadequate ones
Bust open the doors of persecution
Transgender people will face further stigma if they are told they can’t use the lavatory