17% of those living in the Eastern Cape say their drinking water is not safe to ingest. For the Western Cape the figure is less than 2%. (GHS 2007)
This week’s theme: Our environment
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- Water too far Over 1.1 million households are 1.5km or more from their main...
- Too little water 39% of households in South Africa source their drinking water from...
- Free delivery 3.8 million households do not pay for water. 20% of them...
- Newspaper readership by province The Western Cape has the highest proportion of people who read...
