Water affects almost every part of daily life: drinking, sanitation, food production, health, jobs and the natural environment. Yet in South Africa, three million people don’t have clean running water, and 14 million have no flushing toilets.
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The fifth instalment of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Collective Conversations on Science for Society series, held on 27 July 2026, explored the urgent need to rethink water and waste management as South Africa grapples with deteriorating water infrastructure, climate change and increasing urban demand. The latest event in this series was titled: “Rethinking water and…
