Southern Africa: Giant Freshwater Aquifer in Southern Africa Is Under Threat From Mining: [The Conversation Africa] A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km² across Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It supplies 50,000 people in several towns with water pure enough to drink, and is their only source of… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THNsKz #SouthernAfrica #WaterConservation #AquiferProtection #MiningImpact #FreshwaterResources