issue 03
FREE - Dangers of contaminated borehole water - Port Elizabeth’s Day Zero - #EndSARS FS dams still drying up
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- Dam Levels - Contaminated Borehole water - Cover Story - P.E Day Zero - Take risks, reap reward - #ENDSARS - World News
Dam Levels Free State The water situation is not getting any better for Free State as we are we are seeing a constent decline in the majority of our water sources. Caledon River saw a tremendouse rise within a week and now is sitting comfortably on 50% capacity after weeks of decline. The biggest water lost was at the Metsi-Matso River where it lost a total of 11.7% in just a week.
Dangers of Contaminated borehole water Borehole/Underground water can be contaminated by many harmful substances like, raw sewage; Industrial waste; oils/greases; salt and heavy metals making their way into underground water. When these substances dissolve in surface water the become part of the water as it is a universal carring molecule. The contaminated water then seeps through large cracks/soft spots the Earth’s surface and make its way into underground rivers or water channels. The underground water deposit called an Aquifiers.
The dangers of Drinking contaminated borehole water. Contaminated ground water can have detrimental effects on the human and animal health. In areas where septic tanks/pit toilet leak into the underground water a hepatitis causing bacteria may lead to liver damage. Heavy metals such as Lead, Mercury, Arsenic and Cadmium can cause sever health problems if they accumulate in the body. Heavy metals are toxic to the human body and can also lead to organ failure. Many food/beverage manufactures prefere borehle water in their processes. Contaminated borehole water can spoil a batch of produce such as flavoured water canned foods and so on. The contaminants in the water, including bacteria, can ruine the food by making it spoil quicker(This is caused by bacteria growth). Toxins released by some bacteria can make the food toxic. Companies can re-call a certain batch of their produce food as it is not fit for human consumption, due to contaminated origin
From FreeState to the World Talent is important to make it in any proffesion, but having talent, passion and the will to work is what makes succesful people successful. Chrisophocus Seboka showed the will to work on he’s passion from a young age and he takes that will and passion in everything he does. Being held back, back in 2013 must have been a blessing in disguise as he found himself afterward, he made the Free State provincial Basketball team in 2014 and re-wrote 2 subjects and ended up obtaining he’s NHC. Chris is also a dedicated scholar who is a qualified ABET teacher. He has also attended the Market Lab part time to polish he’s acting skills which show through he’s growing tv cameos. Question 1: First things first, the Kovsi story, did you really audition for Kovsie Fm? (Laughs) Yes i did, I was even chosen but I a had to come clean two days and tell them I don’t attent Uofs and they decided to let me go because they didn’t want to work with Chrisophocus Seboka , 24, a multi talented youth from the Free State, Welkom/Clocolan somebody who is not a student at Kovsie. Question 2: Do you regret not getting the gig? Question 3: Worked itself out it seeems, and from Not at all, because later that year i got an internship at there? Gold FM 104.3. Yes, I later got an opportunity of a lifetime when i received a feature on an international series called MTV Shuga without any acting experience. I did not get the part I auditioned for though, but they decided to give me another role which was unbelievable. Question 4: You seem to spend a lot of effort to polish your craft, has it been a worthy investment? It has, I had an opportunity to attend a presenting school after making the top 20 of Varsity Tv auditions. I was scouted by a lecture when i made the top 20 and they give me 50% discount on my school fees because they believed that i had the capabilities. This led to me auditionong for Craze in July 2018, where we were given challenges until only 12 were left, the 12 was later cut to 5, the 5 was chosen to join the Craze family. Question 5 : What is next for Chrisophocus in 2020? I joined Soweto Tv this year as one of the new faces and I am looking forward to the experience... Let’s see where it takes me
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P.E
DAY ZER0 The water situation in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has reached a crisis and prompted the City to finally declare it Day Zero. The area gets its water from five dams – Kouga, Churchill, Impofu, Groendal and Loerie. The combined dam levels are below 19% of their capacity, according to the latest press release from the municipality. Water provision to residents and businesses has been intermittent for about two years with some areas experiencing total water cuts for days at a time. The City says drought is to blame. Water is being trucked to the areas with the worst outages, after taps ran dry for six days in KwaNobuhle. Mayco Member for Infrastructure and Engineering Mongameli Bobani said: “We are experiencing water outages especially in the western suburbs, northern areas and Uitenhage. We are on Day Zero because we are using more water than we actually have in our dams. Currently, our consumption of water is 290 million litres per day while we are supposed to use 268 million litres a day or less. The rain is not falling enough, making our dams drier each day.” Bobani urged residents to use water sparingly. He said: “There should be more residents having water supply this morning [Sunday] and it is expected that Westering, Linton Grange, Parts of Lorraine, Kabega Park and Hunters Retreat in Port Elizabeth will have water supply at low pressure.” Bulk municipal water truck drivers were hard at work over the weekend as they were delivering water while hundreds of people have been battling to cook, bath or wash their dishes and clothes. Township salons, spaza shops, churches and taverns have struggled to keep functioning. A tavern operator in Motherwell said he is forced to close until he can buy a Jojo tank. On Sunday Clemence Chimbwanda, who was driving a yellow water tanker in KwaNobuhle, told GroundUp he started delivering water at 7am, and he keeps going until 7pm. He said there were five trucks in KwaNobuhle, with capacity varying from 12,000 to 15,000 litres. The trucks were stationed at Nhanhanha, Bantom and Mabandla Streets, while another was stationed at Holomisa area. He said Jongilanga Street had about 100 houses and residents emptied the 7,000 litres he brought them within an hour. Chimbwanda only fills containers of five to 20 litres, as pouring in smaller containers spills and wastes water. The informal settlement of Bobani Village had water at its standpipe taps, but Vazi and Kiva informal settlements were left stranded without water. Source : www.groundup.org.za
Take risk, reap rewards. “The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not a speculator. This means that he should be able to justify every purchase he makes and each price he pays by impersonal, objective reasoning that satisfies him that he is getting more than his money’s worth for his purchase”- Benjamin Graham. First things first, a successful investor is willing to live below his/her means to accumulate enough funds to invest. Capital investment has mostly to do with the future, uncertainty, and the risk it poses. There are many risk indicators that one can consider before making any investments and below are a few: - Exchange rate and FEC’s risks- These are applicable when an entity has foreign investments. - Liquidity and solvency risks- These have to do with the entity meeting their shortterm obligations and long-term financial commitments. - Business and Finance risks- Is the entity’s ability to finance their operating activities and pay obligations in a given time. When considering the risk, it’s important to consider the up; down movements of the markets(volatility). This will help in determining how much risk you as the investor can tolerate. The lifespan of the investment also plays a role as sometimes it’s reasonable to take volatile products because the time will make up for it. One factor that always plays a role would be the age of the investor. Younger people are more likely to take risk than older people as they are still young and have time to recover from a loss. Before investing it is important to visit your financial advisor as he/she will be equipped with the knowledge to minimise the uncertainty and risk that the future holds on the specific investment.
THE NIGERIAN YOUTH #ENDSARS AND MORE
The anti-police brutality protests in Nigeria created a powerful movement that appeared to shake those in power, but after a turbulent fortnight, BBC Hausa editor Aliyu Tanko considers where it goes from here. 0A potent mix of street protests and social media has given young Nigerians a voice that has shattered the country's culture of deference. As the #EndSARS hashtag went viral, so did a defiance of the elite in Nigeria. The trashing of the palace of the highly respected oba, or traditional ruler, of Lagos was symbolic of this mood. The youths dragged his throne around, looted his possessions and swam in his pool. What began as a protest against the hated police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) has become a conduit for the youth to vent their anger with the people who have been in charge of Nigeria for decades, and demand change. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo warned in 2017 that "we are all sitting on a keg of gunpowder" when it comes to the young. His comments were about the continent in general but they apply to Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation with 200 million people, more than 60% of whom are under the age of 24. The majority of those of working age do not have formal employment and there are few opportunities to get a good education. Earlier this year, government statistics showed that 40% of Nigerians lived in poverty. Source : Yahoo
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Facing Water Shortage, Harare Community Taps Graveyard Well Limited clean water supply during the covid 19 pandamic HARARE, ZIMABABWE - At the break of dawn, residents of the Harare suburb of Hopley collect water in an unexpected and taboo place — the graveyard. In Zimbabwean culture, the dead are sacred, and their resting places should not be disturbed — especially from dusk to dawn. But Vimbai Sanyama, 25, says severe water shortages have forced her and her neighbors to draw water from open sources surrounded by graves. "We are no longer afraid because we have no water, " Sanyama tells VOA. "If we are afraid, where do we get water for laundry, and other chores?" Sanyama blames politicians for making false promises about solving the water shortages, saying once they are elected, they do nothing. Dr. Alex Gasasira, head of the World Health Organization in Zimbabwe, warns that drinking water from a well in a graveyard risks exposure to diseases such as typhoid fever and cholera. “People drinking water from an open source that is likely to be contaminated could suffer from [water] borne diseases, we have very many waterborne diseases, and this can cause a lot of suffering and death.," Dr. Gasasira told VOA. "The normal epidemic diseases, diarrheal diseases: typhoid, cholera. We know that different types of neglected tropical diseases, so all these are a big concern to me.” But Hopley residents say they have little choice. Water shortages are common, they say, and getting worse, despite promises by officials each election to solve the problem. Local government minister July Moyo says he is not aware that people have become desperate enough to use water from a graveyard, but he promises action. “Definitely we will follow up and see what we can do to alleviate a disaster," Moyo told VOA. "Water is an essential commodity for our people and that’s why on a weekly basis we try [to] check where the problems are, and we will be looking into it.” But for desperate Zimbabweans like Sanyama, when it comes to providing water, authorities have proved to be less helpful than the dead. Source news24
Editor’s words
Water running out might not be the biggest problem we will face, considering how we are already working over-time to contaminate the already scarce water sources we have. South Africa as a whole has seen a rise in water contamination which has directly affected the health of thousands of people. if not more.I think raising awareness on water contamination is crucial at this point, we have to start making people aware that most health issues we face are directly linked to drinking contaminated water over a long period of time.
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