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STLM CELEBRATES WATER WEEK

ERIC MATOME KGOMO MIDDLEBURG: To raise the awareness about the importance of water conservation in the communities, Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM) has recently joined the bandwagon of National Water Week campaigns celebrated in the month of March. According to the local municipality, the campaign have a focus on creating awareness about the value of…

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Human Rights activist Sibusiso Innocent Zikode awarded the Per Anger Prize for 2021

TULANI NGWENYA MBOMBELA : Sibusiso (S’bu) Innocent Zikode’s work centres on the right to home, land, and survival for the most impoverished inhabitants of the country’s shack settlements. The prize from the Swedish Government is awarded by The Living History Forum on April 21. This year’s Per Anger Prize winner Sibusiso Innocent Zikode works for…

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Disposal of water hinders access to clean water as province celebrates World Water Day

TULANI NGWENYA MPUMALANGA : Municipalities in the province are failing to provide enough clean water for people’s basic needs as the world celebrates World Water Day on 22 March. Disposal of dirty water and sewage is even more desperate in province’s local communities. WaterAid’s latest report “Turn the tide: The state of the world’s water…

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