Author:Ngorima, E; Nkuna, Z; Manase, GDate:Nov 2008Women play a crucial role in providing care and support, and also in the use and management of the water resources and sanitation at the household level. In addition, voluntary community care work is done mostly by women, rather than men, ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Nov 2008CSIR research has found that franchising partnerships could alleviate and address many challenges in the operation and maintenance of water services infrastructure. Franchising brings appropriate training to those on-site, and also offers ...Read more
Author:Herold, C; Wall, K; Botha, DDate:28 Jan 2009There is currently a high level of public interest in water-related matters, and the government is clearly concerned about a number of important water and sanitation issues. Increasing water scarcity and equitably allocating this precious ...Read more
Author:Wilkinson, M; Moilwa, N; Taylor, BDate:Feb 2006Water-related diseases kill millions of people each year, undermining development efforts. Approximately 60% of all infant mortality is linked to infections and parasitic diseases, many of which are water-related diseases. Diarrhoeal disease ...Read more
Author:Duncker, Louiza CDate:Aug 2017In the face of rapid urbanisation and population growth, water in urban areas is becoming more and more polluted by human activities. One of the main sources of pollution is the wash-off from areas with inadequate sanitation and open defecation ...Read more
Author:Moilwa, N; Wilkinson, MDate:Nov 2006Diarrhoeal disease is a major concern to the South Africa government. Understanding the relationship between the lack of water and sanitation and diarrhoeal disease, the government has developed a national initiative to provide poor and rural ...Read more
Author:du Preez, MDate:Sep 2010Access to affordable, safe and sufficient quantities of water is fundamental to health and dignity of all humans. However, in 2006 an estimated 1.1 billion people still had no access to safe water and 2.6 billion lacked access to basic ...Read more
Author:Steyn, Maronel; Genthe, BettinaDate:May 2008This presentation highlights the effect of unsafe water on people's health in South Africa. It looks at the total population of people without access to clean, safe water. A high percentage of deaths in South Africa are attributable to water, ...Read more
Author:De Wit, MP; Swilling, M; Musango, JKDate:11 Aug 2008Cities in developing countries often have to face a multiplicity of external shocks that impact on their operations. These changes include increased rates of migration from the rural poor, natural resource shocks such as droughts, decreased ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Ive, O; Bhagwan, J; Kirwan, FDate:2013Studies undertaken in South Africa have found that social franchising partnerships for the routine maintenance of infrastructure could alleviate and address many challenges in the management of water services. A three-year pilot project has ...Read more
Author:Cloete, D; de Villiers, R; Bernstein, A; Segal, N; Altbeker, ADate:Apr 2010In this chapter, the findings of a SAICE report is discussed. Backlogs and infrastructure failures are addressed. Issues such as rehabilitation, the service delivery chain, the current role of engineering in municipalities, and possible ...Read more