The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is proud to announce that South Africa is the first country in 2013 and the twelfth country overall to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of...
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa (pictured) welcomes the decision of the North Gauteng High Court to dismiss, with costs, the application brought by the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) and Circuit Fitment CC (CF...
The increasing water requirements of South Africa’s burgeoning population and industrial growth are challenging the sustainable utilisation and management of water resources in the country. The unavoidable challenge is: how to ensure that shared...
The Department of Water Affairs has indicated that they have extended their deadline for comments on the National Water Resource Strategy 2 until 10 February 2013. Please follow the link to download a copy of the strategy...
The 13th Biennial Groundwater Division Conference and Exhibition, which will he hosted in Durban between 17 and 19 September, aims to bring together students, academics, specialists and decision makers to discuss and showcase groundwater and...
The address by Councillor Mondli Gungubele, Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni at the first council meeting for 2013, highlighted the critical challenges for the year ahead, particularly with regard to ICT systems and infrastructure. The Mayor cited the...
The City of Cape Town’s Scientific Services Branch has detected unusual levels of algae have been detected in the water of Newlands Upper and Molteno reservoirs. According to the City, these algae pose no medical risk to the public but create a...
With the promulgation and enactment of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act (NEM: ICMA) on 1 December 2009, a paradigm shift in coastal management has occurred in South Africa. This paper aims to address selected...
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The aim of the MoU is to forge a strategic partnership that will enable the two public entities to...
