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eJournal Volume 1, Issue 8

Monday, 26 July 2010

Dear Readers, In this issue we look at a new invention that originates from Stellenbosch that will hopefully have a huge impact on bringing potable water to the 1.2 billion people that do not currently have access to it. We then look at the potential conflicts that may arise over… Read more...

Invention makes dirty water drinkable

Volume: 1, Issue 8 | 
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Source: Cape Times  | Author: Craig McKune
Image by Magnusfranklin Image by Magnusfranklin

Fancy a drink from a stream known for harbouring rat-tailed maggots, faecal organisms and other dangerous microbes? Eugene Cloete does not appear fazed. Squatting by the infamous Plankenbrug River he fills a one litre bottle with water, stuffs what looks like a teabag into a screw-on cap, and drinks heartily… Read more...

Water: The New Source of Conflict

Volume: 1, Issue 8 | 
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Source: Mail & Guardian Online  | Author: John Vidal
Water: The New Source of Conflict Image by Jule Berlin

Fifteen years ago Ismail Serageldin, an Egyptian who was vice-president of the World Bank, shook politicians by predicting that the wars of the 21st century would be fought not over oil or land, but about water. So far he has been proved wrong, but escalating demand for water to grow food… Read more...

Durban’s eThekwini makes inroads in fight against preventable water losses

Volume: 1 Issue 8 | 
Sunday, 04 July 2010
 | Author: Dennis Ndaba

Driven by the multibillion-rand asbestos cement (AC) pipe replacement project, the measures are said to be making inroads. They also include the pressure-reducing valve initiative and the up-grade of antiquated water meters. The R1,9-billion AC pipe replacement project is expected to provide at least 50 years of leak-free service to… Read more...

Aurora mine’s toxic water crisis

Volume: 1 Issue 8 | 
Sunday, 04 July 2010
 | Author: Yolandi Groenewald

  Workers angered by months of working without pay had downed tools, bringing the 10 pump stations at the mine to a standstill for the first time in 75 years. The toxic water would have led to the contamination of the East Rand’s groundwater resources within three years and potentially caused… Read more...

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