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Are public pools unhealthy? Swimming, which strengthens the body while the water protects against injury, is often prescribed as physical therapy after injury or illness. But how hygienic are public pools?
My tap water tastes funny Water Affairs assures us our tap water is excellent and stringently tested, so why does it sometimes look cloudy or brownish, or taste or smell peculiar?
Why car heat is a child-killer Children's bodies are especially vulnerable to the effects of heatstroke. A car interior – even for a few minutes on a mild day – can quickly become a death trap.
Should water be drunk during or outside meals? An erroneous preconception must be dispelled: drinking only outside meals incurs the risk of drinking insufficient water during the day.
Water hazards If you have a swimming pool, you probably take precautions to protect your children from drowning. But the American Academy of Pediatrics says children are at risk - even in homes without pools - because it only takes 4cm of water to pose a danger.
The Big Squat Today is World Toilet Day, and it's no joke. Imagine this: you are stricken with acute, severe diarrhoea in a public place. The catch: there is no toilet. Where would you go?
Dead in the water The environmental disaster at Rietvlei Wetland Reserve, which caused thousands of fish to die, should act as a wake-up call to the nation: we’re killing our waterways.
'Erin Brockovich II' in Durban South? High levels of the toxic chemical chromium-6 - the villain in the movie 'Erin Brockovich' - have been found in the groundwater and soil of residential Merebank, Durban.