What would you choose: Energy or Drinking Water?
Tweet With South Africa’s 2011 Municipal elections on 18 May, this is the time to vote for the part/candidates in your area who will protect our precious water resources from shale gas fracking. Just...
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Tweet GROUNDWATER Where does it come from? Groundwater is an important part of the water cycle. It comes from rain, snow, sleet and hail that soak into the ground. The water moves down into the ground...
View ArticleZimbabwe-China Land Deal: Social & Environmental Costs?
TweetA portion of Zimbabwe’s new black farmers will be trading part of their land to Chinese investors, in exchange for funding for infrastructural development and other farming support. The Zimbabwean...
View ArticleWater Footprints: How Much Water in Your Food?
TweetOften, when you think about food production, it is only the carbon emissions in terms of fertilizer use, transportation etc that is accounted for. However, food production also has a steep water...
View ArticleSouthern Africa: Improvements to regional groundwater management
Tweet With a view to improving development and management of groundwater in the region, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is developing several tools to empower persons and...
View ArticleDrinking water quality improving, but wastewater still a concern
TweetSouth Africa’s drinking water quality improved over the last three years, but the quality of wastewater treatment services went down, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on...
View ArticleNew Marbleline water tank range from JoJo Tanks
TweetMeet up to 86% of your household water needs and save money on your water bill by installing an eco-trendy rainwater-harvesting tank in your garden. The good news is that you also now have stylish...
View ArticleHow Will Cities Supply Enough Water in the Future?
TweetIt’s official: For the first time in human history, more people are living in cities than rural areas — a trend that’s certain to accelerate. But with most freshwater systems already stressed, how...
View ArticleNASA: Final Space Mission to Recycle Urine Into Water
TweetNASA’s final space shuttle mission, which launched on 8 July, will carry out a most unusual recycling experiment: Can you recycle urine into drinkable water with no power source in space? For...
View ArticleFive breakthroughs that will make solar power cheaper than coal
Tweet There was some good news last week. While Washington was busy holding the global markets hostage and placing billions in badly needed R&D funding on the chopping block, a new report from...
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