Determinants Of Health

Micro-plastic in the water? It’s everywhere!

Determinants Of Health

Every human who drinks water from a tap or bottle is exposed to tiny pieces of plastic, but no one knows yet what effect this has on our health. A recent study found high levels of micro-plastic in bottled water. Should we be worried?

kerrycullinan
March 26, 2018

400 toilets for rural villagers in Limpopo

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LIMPOPO – The provision of 400 toilets for the residents of Mavhunga village, outside Louis Trichard, has brought an end to years of struggle.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
December 22, 2017

Water throttling for municipalities that owe Rand Water

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Rand water has recently lowered the pressure on the water supply to communities under the Emfuleni and Merafong municipalities in Gauteng.

jamesthabo
June 8, 2017

Villagers go thirsty despite promises of help

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LIMPOPO – Long delays, technical difficulties, ongoing investigations and empty promises continue to leave the rural villagers of Vhembe without water.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
May 16, 2017

Water project to benefit thirsty villagers

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The water stricken villagers of Ha-Mabila, outside of Tshilamba in Limpopo are set to benefit from boreholes which are drilled at a local school.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 21, 2017

Empty promises leave residents thirsty

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Residents of KaBokweni township situated just outside of Nelspruit have gone without an adequate fresh water supply for several months and their ongoing protests have fallen on deaf ears.

cynthiamaseko
January 31, 2017

‘My street is a dump site’

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Residents are tired of people dumping their rubbish wherever they feel like it in Pestana

Tsepo Mofokeng
July 6, 2016

Refinery’s ‘potent fog’ sparks health crisis

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Nose bleeds and watery eyes are just some of the symptoms experienced by a small community next door to Lonmin’s platimum refinery, but Lonmin denies any responsibility

jamesthabo
July 4, 2016

‘Hell on Earth’ as sewage flows down streets

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Sewage from a burst drain has been running down the streets of Thlolong Township near Kestell in the Free State for months.

TshepoMofokeng
June 6, 2016

QwaQwa water crisis deepens

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The Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital, which is the main hospital in Qwaqwa, has no running water and the toilets are in a mess.

The politics of dry taps and broken toilets

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Ongoing water shortages and broken toilets are sparking protests in Limpopo and Mpumalanga in the run-up to the municipal elections.

healthe
June 6, 2016

Water restored at Sibasa Clinic

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The drought in Limpopo has had a dire effect on patients at a local clinic who were unable to use the toilets as there was no running water. But now, after months of sitting with this problem, things have improved…