(par 9.7.2.1) SA may need to turn to private sector to solve its water crisis
SA may need to turn to private sector to solve its water crisis http://mg.co.za/article/2014-07-29-sa-may-need-to-turn-to-private-sector-to-solve-its-water-crisis Sipho Kings Over R600-billion is needed over the next decade to fix poor infrastructure and extend coverage – but less than half of this is available. South Africa’s water and sanitation infrastructure is crumbling because of a chronic lack of investment. […]
(par 9.7.2.1) Rivers of Sewage – Solving South Africa’s Wastewater Treatment Problem
Rivers of sewage: Solving South Africa’s wastewater treatment problem https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-12-rivers-of-sewage-solving-south-africas-wastewater-treatment-problem/ By Sandisiwe Shoba Bottom of Form Solving South Africa’s wastewater treatment problem is no easy feat. As we now know, more than half of the country’s treatment plants are in “poor or critical condition” and 75% of 910 municipality-run wastewater treatment works achieved less than 50% compliance […]
(par 9.7.2.1) Pipe Dreams – Can the Zambezi River supply the region’s water needs
Pipe Dreams: Can the Zambezi River supply th region’s water needs? https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/pipe-dreams-can-zambezi-river-supply-regions-water-needs Author: Scudder Thayer AMay 21, 1992, article in Johannesburg’s The Star, “Zambezi Water Could Do the Trick,” speculates that South Africa’s industrial heartland will run out of water at some point in the next 12 to 30 years. Noting that much of South […]