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Water supply during nationwide lockdown

Hand-washing and personal hygiene is key to avoiding the coronavirus. This makes water, the first line of defence against COVID-19. But, many communities are still without water and sanitation. Source:...
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May 26, 2016 | Multimedia

Our oceans could hold more plastic than fish by 2050

A new report claims if the rate of plastic pollution in oceans continues to increase, plastic garbage could outweigh fish by 2050. The report from the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that there are 165 million tons...
May 24, 2016 | Multimedia

South Africa to begin acid mine drainage in 2020

South African minister of water and sanitation announced earlier in the month that her department was ready to implement a long term strategy to deal with acid mine drainage. The acid has been a source of pollution known to gold miners and...
May 19, 2016 | Multimedia

Water alchemy with Attila Bodnar

Our relation to water is ambivalent: when we are thinking about it we imagine the crystal clear source of life, yet in the urban area our water treatment is a mess. Literally. But wasting water like that is no longer an option. It’s time to...
May 17, 2016 | Multimedia

Recycling water to combat climate change

South Africa is preparing to shield itself against the fall-out of climate change following the devastating drought. South Africa is a fundamentally water-constrained economy. Water strategist at the University of the Free State, Anthony Turton,...
May 16, 2016 | Multimedia

Ramaphosa: SA’s infrastructure has come a long way

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa has come a long way since 1994 in addressing an infrastructure imbalance that largely benefitted the white population. Ramaphosa spoke during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on...
May 12, 2016 | Multimedia

Circular Economy with Dame Ellen MacArthur

The world is using finite resources at an alarming rate. The solution is not to reduce the amount of material used in products, says Dame Ellen MacArthur. A more circular approach needs to be adopted so that materials can be reclaimed and reused....
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