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President John Magufuli has replied to criticism from environmentalists and conservationists who have been saying the project would adversely impact wildlife. Magufuli says the ... Read more »
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South African water utility Rand Water has said that effects of microplastics - bits of plastic less than 5mms in size - in rivers in Gauteng and in borehole water in the North ... Read more »
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As a high-level meeting by the Department of Water and Sanitation assesses whether the severe water restrictions in Cape Town and surrounding areas can be relaxed, residents of ... Read more »
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The Our Water, Our Right Coalition had alerted the public to the Lagos government's privatisation plans which could involve Veolia, a company implicated in the Flint and Pittsburgh ... Read more »
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Three-year-old Omari Monono died after falling into a pit toilet while playing at his aunt's house, Limpopo police say. His death follows that of five-year-old Michael Komape, who ... Read more »
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Governor Mike Sonko has scrapped all fees paid at the facilities with immediate effect. City Hall receives approximately U.S.$60,000 every year from public toilet contractors. Read more »
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Cape Town Executive Deputy Mayor Alderman Ian Neilson has said that the dreaded Day Zero - the day when most of the taps will be turned off - will not happen in 2018 or 2019. ... Read more »
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Researchers from South Africa's University of Cape Town have produced the world's first fertiliser-producing urinal, that is also waterless. Read more »
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Lack of safe water is a growing problem everywhere. In poorer countries, the risk is massive. The World Health Organization found that in Nigeria - Africa's most populous nation - ... Read more »
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Jeanette Pane lives with her three children beside the blocked toilets in Shukushukuma informal settlement in Mfuleni. She says during the day she walked for about 15 minutes to ... Read more »
