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Ah, but your Land is Dry

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:29:17 +0000

According to South Africa’s Water Research Commission, by 2025 around 600-million people in sub-Saharan Africa will have insufficient water to meet their basic survival needs.

To ensure that South Africa is not part of this particularly startling statistic, the government has drawn up a formal set of guidelines that have [...]

Minister apologies to Hartbeespoort residents for water pollution

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:49:05 +0000

Environment and Water Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has apologised to the residents around the Hartbeespoort Dam west of Pretoria for the poor water quality.

She visited the area on Wednesday to see the problem for herself and promised swift action in curbing the pollution problem.

Sonjica said the polluted [...]

When is it going to Rain? Googled 53 million times

admin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:12:22 +0000

Johannesburg – SA Weather Service forecasters have been fielding the same question over and over again over the past days – “When is it going to rain?”

Unfortunately, for rain lovers, the forecasters are the bearers of bad news.

“A whole host of people have asked us that [...]

West Coast is last Franchise available in W.Cape

admin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:23:50 +0000

Spring is here and summer on the way. In no place is this more felt than the very dry West Coast of the W.Cape, a lucrative opportunity for rainwater harvesting and grey water recycling. “Every Water Rhapsody franchise in the W.Cape has been snapped up, bar this gem!” says Charles Bryant. This [...]