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Drinking water

Proposed Desalination Plant: Cape Town's future water fix or a high-stakes gamble?

South Africa

Proposed Desalination Plant: Cape Town's future water fix or a high-stakes gamble?

By Kristin Engel

Balancing cost and quality: Cape Town's ambitious desalination project under fire from residents and experts.

South Africa

Balancing cost and quality: Cape Town's ambitious desalination project under fire from residents and experts.

By Kristin Engel

Is my water safe to drink? Expert advice for residents of South African cities

Maverick Life

Is my water safe to drink? Expert advice for residents of South African cities

By Craig Sheridan

Emalahleni municipality woefully failing to provide clean drinking water to 500,000 residents

South Africa

Emalahleni municipality woefully failing to provide clean drinking water to 500,000 residents

By Steve Kretzmann and Chris Gilili

Twelve years on, Vaal Dam communities pooh-pooh municipal plan to fix sewage nightmare

South Africa

Twelve years on, Vaal Dam communities pooh-pooh municipal plan to fix sewage nightmare

By Julia Evans

Free State municipalities’ drinking water polluted by high levels of sewage

South Africa

Free State municipalities’ drinking water polluted by high levels of sewage

By Steve Kretzmann

Here's how we can use urine to turn the water and food crisis into an opportunity

South Africa

Here's how we can use urine to turn the water and food crisis into an opportunity

By Tony Carnie

How safe is your tap water?

South Africa

How safe is your tap water?

By Iza Trengove

Donations stream in for Gift of the Givers’ KZN water collection drive

South Africa

Donations stream in for Gift of the Givers’ KZN water collection drive

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Nelson Mandela Bay’s water ‘could present a risk to human health’

South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay’s water ‘could present a risk to human health’

By Estelle Ellis

Our groundwater is in peril as mismanagement of this vital resource continues

South Africa

Our groundwater is in peril as mismanagement of this vital resource continues

By Kevin Pietersen

Grahamstown’s dirty water blamed on municipality’s inefficiency

Africa

Grahamstown’s dirty water blamed on municipality’s inefficiency

By GroundUp