Sustainable Water Resource eJournal
eJournal Volume 1, Issue 8
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…
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Invention makes dirty water drinkable
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…
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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…
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Durban’s eThekwini makes inroads in fight against preventable water losses
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…
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Aurora mine’s toxic water crisis
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…
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" I feel really sorry for You Miss Sonjica. You have to bear the brunt of this mess. After all, the legislation pre-apartheid did not stipulate that Mines should put in place precautions ect. I jsut baffle to understand where we are supposed to find 200 million rand to fix this if the govt is only giving the dept of water… "
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" Have got to get more information on this product, I could not make the exhibition, but this sounds like the future for all of us water drinkers! Francine "
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