water hyacinth

March 9, 2011

Kenyan Villagers Turn Invasive Water Hyacinth into Moneymaker

The rapid growth of invasive water hyacinths has taken a serious toll on Kenya’s Lake Victoria, creating inhospitable conditions for the fish local people depend on, […]
January 14, 2011

R9 million for waterweed research

The Rhodes Zoology and Entomology Department has been awarded a R9 million contract by the Working For Water (WFW) Programme of the Department of Water and […]
December 25, 2010

Clean Water for Christmas??

October 28 2010… Residents of Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West would hopefully be getting clean water for Christmas. Residents of Hartbeespoort Dam in the North […]
May 27, 2010

The Water Hyacinth Problem

Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, is widely recognized as one of the world’s worst weeds. The plant is a native of the Amazon, but tolerates a wide […]