South Africa: Rural Communities Urged to Harvest Rain Water

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South Africa: Rural Communities Urged to Harvest Rain Water

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation has appealed to rural communities, who don't have access to potable water, to take the opportunity of harvesting rain water during summer to sustain them through dry conditions.

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