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In South Africa’s Eastern Cape, water equipment needs replacement. Water payments should be kept aside to improve the service.
Water can make you ill for two reasons: it can contain toxic chemicals or pathogenic organisms.
‘Water-shifting’ should not be a permanent measure. It does not address the cause of the current crisis.
Very little attention has been paid to the justice implications of electricity distribution.
In hospitals, infection prevention and control cannot be met without a hygienically clean, and safe environment that has an adequate supply of clean running water.
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Researcher, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Associate Professor and Water Management Expert, University of South Africa
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Senior researcher, urban sustainability transitions, environmental governance and resilience, University of the Western Cape
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