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Water. It is amazing.
Do you want to feel better? Drink a glass of water. And when you’re finished drink another. Feeling a bit stressed? Drink a glass of water.
Water has the effect of supporting your kidneys and that is where impurities are flushed out of the blood steam. And into the bladder. And with less pollutants in the blood, you’ll feel better. It takes about 15 minutes to work. And water helps a lot with indigestion and heartburn. For indigestion, you may need to take 2 or 3 big glasses of water. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it does work. John.
Copilot Ai: - Indeed, water plays a crucial role in maintaining our health, especially when it comes to our kidneys and bladder. Let’s dive into the details:
Kidneys and Filtration:
Our kidneys are remarkable organs responsible for filtering waste products from our blood. They act as natural filters, removing impurities and excess substances.
Blood enters the kidneys through the renal artery, which carries highly pressurized blood directly from the body’s main artery (the aorta).
Inside each kidney, blood is meticulously filtered. The outer region, known as the cortex, contains tiny blood vessels and filtering units called nephrons.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is set to recoup over R400 million on behalf of Umgeni Water following fraudulent tendering processes.
Umgeni Water probe ( SANews.gov.za)
Meanwhile, the SIU has been authorised to look into the affairs of Umgeni Water, a KwaZulu-Natal water utility.
Umgeni Water is the second largest water board in the country, with an annual turnover of more than R2.4 billion and a five-year capital expenditure budget of more than R7 billion.
The entity has been rocked by allegations of corruption, which among other includes a R220 million security tender that was awarded to a company with political connections.
The SIU, according to the Presidency, has been authorised to investigate allegations of unauthorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure and loss incurred by the board or the State as a result of matters including the provision or upgrading of emergency boreholes in uMkhanyakude District Municipality.
This is in addition to the repair or refurbishment of Nagle Aqueducts; the replacement of filter slabs, pipelines and nozzles in terms of the Contract Participation Goal Programme of Umgeni, as well as the provision or upgrading of chlorine distribution equipment, the distribution of chlorine and the upgrading of shaft pumps and lifts at the Durban Heights Plant.
The SIU will also investigate allegations of serious irregularities in relation to the procurement of goods and/or services in a manner that was not fair, competitive, transparent, equitable or cost-effective contrary to the applicable legal framework. – SAnews.gov.za