Browsing by Subject "Sanitation"
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Aspects of the usage of gastro–intestinal medication in South Africa : a geographical approach
(North-West University, 2010)One of the aims included in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to decrease the number of the world’s population without access to sanitation and water that is safe, by half by the year 2015. The use of water ... -
Comparing developments in water supply, sanitation and environmental health in four South African cities, 1840-1920
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2010)Environmental health had its modern-day roots in the sanitation and public health movement of the United Kingdom in the nineteenth century. The field addresses all human health-related aspects of both the natural environment ... -
Development of an impact assessment methodology and decision making tool to assist in the evaluation of site suitability for on-site sanitation systems
(North-West University, 2006)Groundwater plays an important role in water supply to rural communities. This statement is supported by the survey conducted at clinics within the Limpopo Province where the majority of aquifers in the area can be classified ... -
The devil is in the detail – an analysis of the DBSA’s ‘Access to Sanitation’ indicator
(2009)When using indicator values to measure change over an interval of time, the general understanding of the factor being analysed may have been modified during the period under review. Altered definitions of ‘urban’, or ... -
The effectiveness of capacity building for water services delivery objectives in a municipal authority
(North-West University, 2008)The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF), as a sector leader and regulator in the water sector, embarked on an accredited training project to supply the municipalities with urgently needed water and sanitation ... -
An environmental justice perspective on the role of local government in realising the right to sanitation
(2014)The provision of adequate sanitation is an essential service. In terms of schedule 4B of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 108 of 1996 (the Constitution), such provision is a function of local government. ... -
Evaluation of sanitation facilities in township schools of the Matlosana Local Municipality
(North-West University, 2011)Learners at the public schools of North West Province in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda Education region, within the Matlosana Local municipality’s municipal area of jurisdiction, are exposed to unhygienic health hazard conditions ... -
Microbial consortia dynamics during thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic digestion of faecal sludge
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Globally, water scarcity and sanitation have for a long time been of great concern; therefore, water needs to be preserved, but the demands for safe and adequate water are rapidly increasing. Although sanitation in urban ... -
Municipal engineers and local government in the Transvaal before 1910.
(North-West University, 2011)This paper examines the history of the first town engineers in the Transvaal before the Union. It will briefly examine the changes in local government in the Transvaal, focusing on municipal engineers. Examination is ... -
Municipal engineers in Johannesburg and Pretoria before 1910
(2009)This paper examines the history of the first town engineers in Johannesburg and Pretoria by looking at the selection process that was applied in their appointment; their responsibilities; and the circumstances at the ...