Less than one month ago, our esteemed Minister in the department of water affairs told us that water price hikes were not on the cards: “I want to allay the fears of South Africans that there is not in the near future a possibility of a hike. It’s not in the pipeline,” she told a media briefing at Parliament. Seems pretty clear right ? Think again… Last week, Mayco member [... read more]
South Africa’s Minister in the Department of Water Affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica, on Tuesday ruled out any increase in water tariffs in the near future, but indicated her department is massively under-funded.
While we wait for the Green Drop report, things are getting worse. John Scott from IOL paints a pretty disgusting picture with his pen in this article. Click on the heading for more… but always remember, there are ways you can help while our municipalities sit on their hands… reuse your grey water, don’t send it to these, bursting at the seems, treatment plants.
While water is our thing here at Water Solutions, I just love articles like this. If you’re trying to get off the electrical grid, here finally is a really helpful first hand account of what to do and not to do and some of the traps to avoid. I hope you guys find it as interesting as I did.
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