SA water crisis: Gov report reveals grim state of infrastructure and contaminated drinking water
South Africa’s water crisis deepens as a government report exposes crumbling infrastructure and widespread contamination, posing urgent health risks.
South Africa’s water crisis deepens as a government report exposes crumbling infrastructure and widespread contamination, posing urgent health risks.
There is a worrying level of overall ignorance about the current state of SA’s water resources and what is required to ensure adequate supply.
Thys Kapp has repeatedly raised concerns over water wastage on farms surrounding the Vaal dam, which he says pump as much water as a small town.
Israel would be a good place to start: 35% of that nation’s drinking water now comes from desalination, a figure set to grow annually to its targeted 70% by 2050.
They say we are what we eat, but they say lot of things. Like, don’t swallow your words, and, put your money where your mouth is.
Graham Sell describes the mismanagement of its water reservoir as putting South Africa “deeply in the pooh.” He is far too polite.
Anthea Jeffery says much of the water problem can be traced back to hundreds of poorly functioning municipal wastewater treatment works across the country.