DStv Channel 403 Saturday, 23 November 2024

WATCH | Analysis | South Africa's water quality

CAPE TOWN - South Africa faces a water security crisis.

Unevenly distributed water resources, climate change, and deteriorating infrastructure threaten to tip the country from being water-stressed, to water-scarce.

According to the Blue Drop Audit Report for 2023, the quality of drinkable water is compromised and almost 50% of all water distribution systems pose health risks due to bacteria or other pathogens in the drinking water supply.

Professor Eugene Cloete from Stellenbosch University explains.

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