Around the world people use bank machines to access cash: but in the Kenyan capital’s crowded slums, people now use similar machines to access an even more basic requirement — clean water.
In a bid to boost access to clean … Read the rest
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Lesotho’s opposition leader flees country
Lesotho’s opposition leader has fled the country for the second time in a year, claiming that he was at risk of assassination after being voted out of power.
Thomas Thabane, the former prime minister, travelled to Botswana on Tuesday night … Read the rest
No water at OR Tambo
There was no water supply at Africa’s biggest airport, OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, on Friday morning due to water pipe connection problems, the Airports Company of SA said.
“This problem has affected one section of the airport, flights … Read the rest
Whites only to pay for water soon?
Talks are under way to stop providing 6000litres of water a month free to residents deemed able to pay for all the water they consume.
Since 2001 the government has been allocating free basic water to white and black consumers … Read the rest
Middle East headed for water crisis
The Middle East is headed towards a water shortage crisis, as NASA satellites show that reserves the size of the Dead Sea have been depleted in just seven years, largely due to well-drilling.
Newly-obtained results show that 144 cubic kilometres … Read the rest
Fracking will pollute water, causing cancer
KwaZulu-Natal – SA’s top water research body has warned the government to think carefully about the serious risk of water pollution from cancer-causing chemicals and radioactive compounds from future underground “fracking” operations across huge swathes of the country.
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… Read the restEskom, ANC government causing water crisis, says Greenpeace
JOHANNESBURG, June 25 2012 — A water crisis is looming in South Africa, communities are at risk of losing access to water, and coal is right in the middle of it, according to a report released by Greenpeace today. This … Read the rest