Designing an Alternate Water Security Strategy for Rural Communities in South Africa – Case Study of Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces

Matlakala, M.E.; Kallon, Daramy Vandi Von; Ncube, France

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2023.03.110

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“…The company's report (2019) showed that the principal groundwater occurrence was from an intergranular and fractured aquifer type, with median borehole yields ranging between 0.5 and 2.0 liters per second (L/s). The groundwater potential within the project area was considered "poor", as confirmed by a hydro census conducted by Dhliwayo [26]. Three existing boreholes were identified within a 2 km radius of Gwebinkudla JSS.…”

Section: Eastern Cape School Support Programmementioning

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Integrated and Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems at Two Rural Sites in South Africa

Rudolph,

Muchesa

2023

Water

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This paper presents a case study of two sites in South Africa: the Phumulani Agri-Village in Mpumalanga, and a school program in the Eastern Cape. The study evaluates the effectiveness of water and sanitation programs in these rural settings. A transdisciplinary literature review was conducted using primary and secondary data sources from the two sites. The data synthesized themes such as integrated water systems, agroecology, community participation, and resource use. The findings provide insights into the water and sanitation status and implementation of interventions. The application of integrated water systems demonstrated the effective use of rainwater harvesting and storage tanks, upgraded pit toilets, innovative stepped platforms, and stormwater retention methods. At Phumulani, old boreholes were repaired, and new ones were drilled, resulting in adequate water yield from five boreholes for agricultural projects and households, positively impacting the community. Plans to improve access and water quality are in place. These interventions underscore the importance of financial investment, human resources capability, infrastructure, and expertise in evaluation. The water systems have contributed to improved access to water, dignity, and health. Future objectives include containerized water treatment plants as sustainable solutions to ensure consistent, clean water for schools, households, agricultural projects, and eco-toilets.

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Section: Eastern Cape School Support Programmementioning

confidence: 91%

“…The project also provides training for small-scale and household/community farmers. Its goal is to develop a sustainable post-mining agroecological village, generating jobs and income for the resettled beneficiaries and households, thereby providing sustainable rural livelihoods [26][27][28].…”

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Integrated and Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems at Two Rural Sites in South Africa

Rudolph,

Muchesa

2023

Water

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“…The conceptualisation of self-supply as a promising and sustainable approach to service expansion has been introduced in South Africa by an NGO in 2010 (Rosenfeld, 2010). While the rise of the new concept led to an international frenzy of reports and scientific publications, this concept was only recently taken up in the national scientific discourse (van Koppen et al, 2020;Matlakala et al, 2023;Aina et al, 2023;; see also Chapter 2). Contesting this conventional and expert driven interpretation of self-supply, local activists and academics made use of the concept of self-supply to describe one of their strategies to claim the right to water access (in addition to litigation, engagement with the government, media advocacy and protest) (SERI, 2020;Masiangoako et al, 2022;Scheba, 2022).…”

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Community, markets, and conviviality: a political ecology of rural water supply

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Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 "Look at the world through watery eyes" 1.2 Research questions 1.3 Conceptualisation 1.4 Positionality and the tale of my research odyssey 1.5 Research methodology 1.6 The regional context of the case studies 1.7 Scientific output 1.8 Outline of the dissertation Chapter 2 The emergence of collectively owned self-supply water supply systems in rural South Africa -what can we learn from the Tshakhuma case in Limpopo? 2.1 Introduction: South Africa's water services challenge 2.2 Background: The international interest in self-supply 2.3 Self-supply and the role of communities in water service delivery in South Africa 2.4 Conceptual notes 2.5 Methods 2.6 Results 2.7 Discussion and conclusionChapter 3 Addressing failed water infrastructure delivery through increased accountability and end-user agency: the case of the sekhukhune district, South Africa 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Conceptual take on failed service delivery 3.3 Methodology 3.4 Scrutinising four phases of service delivery to identify mechanisms that cause failure 3.5 Transformative servicing -the pilot project in ga-moela 3.6 Discussion: counter-mechanisms increasing accountability and improving service delivery 3.7 Conclusion Chapter 4 Conviviality under pressure of market-modernist expertocracy: the case of water commons in rural Switzerland 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Conviviality and the commons 4.3 The historical development of community owned water schemes 4.4 The four phases of a project establishing water access 4.5 The unification of three schemes 4.6 Conclusion: conviviality and the threats of market-modernist forces Chapter 5 Rooted water collectives in a modernist and neoliberal imaginary: threats and perspectives for rural water commons 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Analytical and conceptual framework 5.3 Methodology 5.4 Context of the three case study areas 5.5 Results: the three rooted water collectives 5.6 Discussion 5.7 Conclusion Chapter 6 Discussion and conclusion 6.1 A critical look at my conceptual journey 6.2 Reflection on rural water supply collectives 6.3 Future research 6.4 Reflection on positionality 6.5 Conclusion Chapter 7 Summary Chapter 8 Acknowledgments Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 NotesLocal context: Entlebuch the case is situated in a rural municipality located in the mountainous region of Entlebuch, within the Kanton of Luzern. Outside the urbanised zone of the village, there are six independent and user owned water schemes that abstract water from natural springs and deliver it to connected households. While the yield of these springs is not directly subject to temporary changes in weather, many are sensitive to longer dry spells as occurred in 2018 and 2020. The rainfall, despite climate change, is predicted to remain at around 1400mm (Kanton Luzern, 2022), but summer droughts and heavy rainfall events are expected to become more frequent (Regierungsrat des Kantons Luzern, 2021). The high protection status of the remaining natural springs means that collectives aiming to improve their water supply in most cases h...

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Navigating access to safe water by rural households in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from north-western Ghana

Baddianaah,

Dongzagla,

Salifu

2024

Sustainable Environment

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Designing an Alternate Water Security Strategy for Rural Communities in South Africa – Case Study of Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Integrated and Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems at Two Rural Sites in South Africa

Integrated and Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems at Two Rural Sites in South Africa

Community, markets, and conviviality: a political ecology of rural water supply

Navigating access to safe water by rural households in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from north-western Ghana

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