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Business must consider pitching in to ensure community water security, said Malcolm Curror, Chief Executive of United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK). The company said water preservation and equitable distribution is critical in the near, medium and long term. Access to water and sanitation is a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal. Large metros, like Johannesburg, has […]
...The International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, at the UN Water Summit today called for Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPPs) to mobilise an additional US$30 billion/year towards bankable and investable water security and sustainable sanitation investment opportunities across Africa. IIPPs are innovative infrastructure investment partnerships between a government and an institutional investor or investors, to […]
...By Chetan Mistry Strategy and Marketing Manager at Xylem Africa (www.Xylem.com). A general estimate by environmental agencies is that we waste 136 litres or 30 gallons per day per person, particularly in developed and urban economies “We use football to teach children about drinking healthy water, regular handwashing, and staying away from germs. I always […]
...Did you know on the continent, 418 million people still lack even a basic level of drinking water service, 779 million lack basic sanitation services (including 208 million who still practice open defecation) and 839 million still lack basic hygiene services? How can this be changed to have clean water and sanitation for everybody? Access to […]
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