By Simon Takawira Muserere According to Prof Reiko Nakamura of the International Lake Environment Committee (2011), the management and conservation of the world lakes and reservoirs are at a crisis point. Human population is steadily increasing,...
A group of adventurers have travelled across Cape Town on water. Paddling along little-known canals and rivers, they have experienced the filthier side of the city.
Because eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS) is going all out to minimise the number of leaks and conserve the city’s precious water resources, it has been decided to replace the inlet pipe that transfers water from the main line to the Jerome...
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has vowed to take tougher actions against contractors whose carelessness is resulting in extensive damage to council infrastructure while at the same time greatly inconveniencing residents and businesses....
A team of water and environmental experts from Aurecon has successfully delivered data processing and modelling services for the recently completed Nile Basin Decision Support System (DSS) project, which aims to assist the Nile Basin Initiative...
In unpacking the necessity of building infrastructure to consolidate the gains of the last two decades and lay the foundation for an equity-based future, Minister of Water Affairs, Edna Molewa has indicated that the capital investment in new water...
The Eco-Logic Awards, hosted by The Enviropaedia (in association with SABC3), have announced that entries are now open for individuals and organisations to submit their products, services, innovations and achievements via www.enviropaedia.com. In...
A new smartphone application could revolutionise the way groundwater specialists test for contamination in South African water says a local expert. University of Illinois researchers have developed a cradle and iPhone application which uses the...
Slowly but surely, South Africans are being forced to contemplate the inconvenient truth of water being on the endangered list. The increasingly limited access to this once plentiful resource is resulting in water taking centre stage in all our...
