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R2bil pumped into KZN water

April 3, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Johannesburg – The Department of Water Affairs is to spend more than R2 billion on the construction of a massive dam that is expected to provide water to more than two million people in KwaZulu-Natal.

Most of the funds will come in the form of long term loans sourced from the European Investme

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New, safer home for Bapsfontein residents

April 3, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – Three thousand Bapsfontein residents, who had been living on unstable and dangerous dolomitic land, have all been moved to a safer location.

The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality wrapped the process of relocating the residents last week, moving the families and their belongings to M

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Experts turn to groundwater amid looming crisis

April 3, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – South Africa will have to make use of more groundwater and explore other technologies such as sea water desalination and recycling to avert the looming crisis of water shortages in the country, say experts.

In the latest study released on Tuesday, which showed the country’s surf

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SA observes World Meteorological Day

April 3, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – As climate change, strongly linked to global warming, remains an important global issue, World Meteorological Day will this year focus on understanding the weather patterns.

The day aims to acknowledge the work of scientists all over the world, to provide accurate weather forecasting a

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More climate education needed

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Pretoria – More still needed to be done to educate communities about the dangers of the swinging climate patterns which continue to wreak havoc in many countries, Deputy Minister of Water Affairs Rejoice Mabudafhasi said on Wednesday.

“Weather and climate have a direct impact on our lives and

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