by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | The Water Times
Blog Subscribe SA’s drinking water quality has dropped due to defective infrastructure, neglect The current cholera outbreak in the country should, therefore, come as no surprise. A water tankers fills a Jojo tank at at Pasco, Phase 9 in Vrededorp near Brixton on 24...
by admin | May 31, 2020 | The Water Times
South Africa is a country located at the Southern Tip of Africa. About twice the size of Texas it is home to 60 million people. This country has been stricken by affects from the long standing apartheid to the devastation that diseases such as HIV/AIDS and TB have...
by admin | May 3, 2020 | The Water Times
Many boreholes in South Africa have a certain level of iron and manganese in them. Iron bacteria feed off this iron and manganese, using them as energy sources. These bacteria are found on surface water and in the soil and can easily infiltrate your borehole. Iron...
by admin | Apr 4, 2020 | The Water Times
In today’s uncertain times having a borehole is no longer a luxury. With the threat of global warming and the escalating decay of our water infrastructure, our access to clean, potable water is in jeopardy. Internationally, there has been a move towards private water...
by admin | Apr 4, 2020 | The Water Times
Currently The COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking water. Conventional water treatment methods that use filtration and disinfection, such as those in most municipal drinking water systems, should remove or inactivate the virus that causes COVID-19. There...
by admin | Mar 25, 2017 | The Water Times
South Africans urged to become more aware of their water footprints © Reuse this BY: ANINE VERMEULEN CREAMER MEDIA SENIOR STAFF WRITER It is predicted that, in the next five years, water demand could outstrip supply in South Africa, says Nedbank...
by admin | Mar 25, 2017 | The Water Times
Is water shedding next? We are all too familiar with load shedding and the electricity crisis. Although a nuisance to both industry and private users we have more or less come to accept the inevitability that this will remain a part of our life. But will we be as...
by admin | Mar 25, 2017 | The Water Times
All you need to know about boreholes IOL Garden | 24 February 2016 Bonnie Fourie Cape Town – Domestic boreholes are the most recent addition to the growing eco-friendly and energy-efficient property trend. The trend is predicted to see unprecedented...
by admin | Mar 25, 2017 | The Water Times
5 Steps to Mitigate Water Risk and Manage Water Resources by Raz Godelnik on Friday, Feb 15th, 2013, triplepundit.com Last month in Davos the World Economic Forum (WEF) recognized water scarcity as “the second most important risk facing the world in the years...
