(par 9.7.2.1) People in Cities Are Taking Charge of Their Water Supplies – and It’s Working

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies – and it’s working https://theconversation.com/people-in-african-cities-are-taking-charge-of-their-water-supplies-and-its-working-91758 Author  Ellis Adjei Adams  Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Geosciences, Georgia State University The world has made tremendous progress in bridging the gap between water supply and demand. But there’s a long way still to go. In a 2017 joint […]

(par 9.7.2.1) New seawater plan for KZN

New seawater plan for KZN https://www.iol.co.za/news/new-seawater-plan-for-kzn-1668834 Written by Tony Carnie Durban – Umgeni Water has announced plans to develop two desalination projects on the Durban coastline – one at Tongaat in the north, the other near Illovu in the south. If both plants are built they would supply enough tap water to meet about a […]

(par 9.7.2.1) Durban ‘running out of water fast’

Durban ‘running out of water fast’ https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/durban-running-out-of-water-fast-1657266 Written by Tony Carnie Durban could face more than a decade of water shortages and restrictions unless the city took a political decision to pursue the controversial “toilet-to-tap” drinking water reclamation proposal, water and sanitation chief Neil Macleod warned. The proposal, which involves using sophisticated treatment plants to […]