Sweet sight of poop has Durban all aflutter
Welcome to Durban, "the world's poop research centre".
The coastal city is not turning water into wine, but it is turning urine into fertiliser. It is also feeding human faeces to fly larvae and turning it into feed for fish and chicken.
Durban wants to turn poop and pee into big business.
The city's ambitious projects - which include waterless toilets, recycling waste water and selling it back to industry, and testing toilet prototypes from around the world - have earned it international accolades and backing from one of the world's richest men.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has identified Durban as a key location for toilet and waste innovation.
The city is one of four sites worldwide chosen by the foundation to support and test innovations in waste management. Five systems are set to begin testing early next year...
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