May 8, 2012
Nine people were arrested during a service delivery protest over municipal water in Lilydale in the Bushbuckridge municipality on Monday, Mpumalanga police said. “At 6am residents… […]
January 18, 2012
Governments across the underdeveloped regions of the world are already facing the threat of water wars. We believe 2012 will be the year the world starts […]
October 19, 2011
Installed above or below ground? When planning the installation of a rainwater tank or any tank for water storage, it is important to consider where it […]
July 11, 2011
As the world population increases, so do the number of mouths to feed. The good news is that in addition to providing food, innovations in sustainable […]
July 11, 2011
NASA’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 […]
July 10, 2011
The Qunu clinic in the Eastern Cape has been supplied with two solar water heating (SWH) systems, through the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa’s (Sessa’s) […]
July 9, 2011
It’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 […]
July 6, 2011
The shortage of suitable freshwater resources is fast becoming a global catastrophe. How do we know this? In the 20th century the global population tripled and […]
June 30, 2011
Solar panels aren’t the only option for homeowners when it comes to using renewable energy to cut power bills. Sales of wind turbines for backyards and […]
June 29, 2011
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) on Tuesday presented amendments to water quality regulations to delegates attending the third Municipal Water Quality conference in Cape Town. […]
June 29, 2011
South Africa’s Department of Water Affairs has launched a new web-based tool where the public can view their municipality’s water score card (example below) MY WATER […]
June 25, 2011
The 5 000 MW solar park, which government is planning to build near Upington in the sun-drenched Northern Cape, would have some of the best solar […]
June 24, 2011
The power industry has a water addiction, and worse yet, it’s in denial. The fact is that power plants are responsible for 49 percent of all […]
June 23, 2011
Professor Kader Asmal passed away yesterday, 22 June. Our condolences to Prof. Asmal’s family. He was an intellectual who recognised the dire need for water conservation […]
June 19, 2011
Banking giant Nedbank’s insurance division, Nedgroup Insurance, has launched a pilot project allowing its home-owner clients to install solar geysers as replacements when existing geysers burst […]
June 16, 2011
Water is amazing. It occupies about 2/3rds of the Earth’s surface. It is the basis of life in many ways. It interacts with the atmosphere as […]
June 12, 2011
Often, 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 […]
June 10, 2011
By visiting your local farmers markets, you: Create relationships. Farmers markets offer a safe, outdoor space to meet and mingle with neighbors and food producers. More […]