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Why crisis proofing for water preservation in SA should be a priority
Why crisis proofing for water preservation in SA should be a priority

This year's theme for World Water Day, held annually on 22 March, is 'Leaving no one behind', aptly revisiting access to water as a critical human right...

Having clean water is a human right: Maintaining clean environment is a human responsibility

On 22 March the global community will celebrate World Water Day. Central to the global message is that there is one Earth with limited natural resources...

Having clean water is a human right: Maintaining clean environment is a human responsibility

On 22 March the global community will celebrate World Water Day. Central to the global message is that there is one Earth with limited natural resources...

By Bonani Madikizela 2 days ago

The Waterpod: improving access to affordable drinking water in Africa

The Waterpod could be Africa's answer to providing access to safe, affordable drinking water, while at the same time fighting the environmental scourge of single-use plastics...

15 Mar 2019

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

Access to reliable and affordable electricity brings many benefits. It supports the growth of small businesses, allows students to study at night and protects health...

By Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Millions of Africans still suffer from water shortages due to problems of uneven distribution and management of existing supplies...

By Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019

WWF SA ready to set off on 4th Journey of Water

WWF South Africa's fourth Journey of Water sets off Monday, 11 March, in the strategic catchment area of the Riviersonderend in Greyton in the Western Cape...

8 Mar 2019

Woolworths, partners launch community learning farm in Stellenbosch

Woolworths has partnered with Spier Wine Farm, the Sustainability Institute and its AgroEcology Academy to launch the Living Soils Community Learning Farm - a three-year pilot project with the aim to establish demonstrative ecologically-restorative methods to grow nutrient-rich foods...

8 Mar 2019

Wind turbines signal revitalisation of green tech SEZ

The wind turbine tower sections for the 140MW Kangnas Wind Farm are being manufactured at Atlantis om Cape Town's West Coast...

7 Mar 2019

Seil-Safari navigates farmers through unchartered waters to new horizons

From 1-5 April 2019, Seil-Safari will bring together world-class speakers, agricultural experts and South Africa's farming community to share knowledge and know-how on the latest innovations and solutions in the sector...

Issued by Echo Produksies 5 Mar 2019

AFGRI commits R3m funding support to SA farmers

AFGRI has launched a not-for-profit company, the AFGRI Support Fund to assist those in the South Africa agricultural sector with their financial needs...

5 Mar 2019

How tech can conserve and improve access to water

As South Africa commemorates National Water Week from 17 to 23 March to highlight the scarcity of this vital resource, municipalities and utilities around the country are increasingly turning to technology...

By Russell Dick 5 Mar 2019

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

One solution to help Africa's agriculture can come from an unlikely sector: sanitation...

By Federico Davila, Alice Mweetwa, Dana Cordell, Frank Mnthambala, Gudina Tucho, Ruben Sakrabani 4 Mar 2019

Cape Town has a plan to manage its water. But there are big gaps

The City of Cape Town - and southwest Africa more generally - experienced its worst drought on record between 2015 and 2018...

By Jasper Knight 1 Mar 2019

Wastewater audit missing as countrywide water shortage looms

A countrywide water shortage is a decade away unless urgent action is taken to rehabilitate and preserve our rivers and catchment areas, fix and maintain crumbling infrastructure, and implement water re-use...

By Steve Kretzmann 28 Feb 2019

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