The quality and safety of water aren’t affected just by major industrial pollutants or illegal dumping. Something as harmless-sounding as stormwater — the stuff that flows through streets and drains after it rains or the snow melts — can...
The revised Proposed Basin Plan is the latest step in a policy process that began 20 years ago, when a cap was imposed to stop the unsustainable growth in extractions of water from the Murray-Darling Basin. Before the cap, the capacity of the...
Bill Gates’ company’s software has, over the decades, enabled legions of Indian youth to become computer engineers, and helped the country lay claim to IT superpower status. With luck, his fortune now may help the country achieve...
A new water stewardship commitment to set industry standards for water efficiency and make its operations water sustainable is already paying dividends for Coca-Cola Enterprises, with water usage falling while production is increased. The...
Resident of Botshabelo in the Free State are risking their lives daily to access water after their taps ran dry two weeks ago. Women with children brave an almost 2 km walk to nearby hills to fetch ‘filthy water’ from wells and streams....
Johannesburg residents should be wary of bogus agents seeking access to properties on the pretence of installing shower taps to save water, the city said on Tuesday. “No incidents had been reported but we had received calls from concerned residents...
South Africans must talk to government regarding pertinent issues that affect their lives, especially service delivery, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday. “You have a right to speak about what you feel is not being done correctly. It...
A Free State professor says there is a high risk that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the Karoo could result in one of the biggest water pollution problems in the world, it was reported on Friday. “This is serious stuff. There will be...
Gauteng motorists would do well to pay as much attention to the soap opera like developments stemming from the e-tolling saga as they did prior to the High Court ruling of postponing the implementation indefinitely. The Opposition to Urban Tolling...
The government has remained upbeat that it will meet its housing delivery commitments amid a soaring demand for houses in the country. A Mid-Term Review report, released by minister in the presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring and...
