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...
Everyone needs water in sufficient quantity and portable quality to live a healthy life. The many uses of water are directly related to the economic, social mental and physical health of the world’s population. Almost two billion people drink water...
By 2025 half the world’s population will not have enough water to meet its needs, warns Rashad Kaldany, urging governments and the private sector to work on solutions, which he says, do exist. By the time you finish reading this article; at least...
The WRC’s latest water history offering has just been published. The new book, In the Footsteps of Giants – Exploring the History of South Africa’s large dams, is now available following four years of painstaking research. The glossy, full...
What conditions are scientists looking for in their search for life on another planet? The presence of water is key, explains Bill Nye, aka The Science Guy.
Access to clean drinking water remains a privilege for many Namibians, with villagers in remote areas faring the worst in most cases. The residents of Mangamba village in eastern Kavango have requested government to provide them with new water...
Zimbabwe’s government is crafting a national water policy in response to the fast deteriorating quality of surface and groundwater sources in the country, Water Resources Development and Management Minister Sipepa Nkomo has disclosed. The quality...
Few Canadians are losing sleep over global warming and the state of the world’s rainforests, according to a public opinion survey conducted exclusively for QMI Agency. “Issues that can affect people in their day-to-day lives, like...
In July of 2010 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly voted that all human beings have the essential right to clean drinking water and proper sanitation. This motion was part of a greater initiative to promote the issue of a global water...