Water

Drastic steps needed to protect water resources

September 25, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, says climate change will have a severe impact on the world’s water resources and has called for drastic measures to be put in place to address the challenge.

She is leading a South African delegation that is pa

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Water access to be increased

April 14, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Water access to be increased

Cape Town – The Department of Water Affairs has promised to work together with South Africans in order to make more water available for communities and economic growth.

Minister in the department Edna Molewa said that they were building on the significant progress they had made in commissioning key water projects of strategic economic importance to the country.

These, she said, included the Mokolo and Crocodile River (West) project set to supply water to Eskom’s new Medupi power station and other industries in the area. [Read more…] about Water access to be increased

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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Water quality concerns at Loskop Dam

April 3, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – Although there are low levels of Escherichia coli, known as E. coli in Loskop Dam, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has warned that water quality in the dam is deteriorating fast.

A two-year study of the quality of irrigation water from Loskop Dam and its effec

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Water Water Everywhere But Not A Drop To Drink

August 16, 2010 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

On 22nd March 2011, International Water Day, selected singers from across the UK will raise up their voices to help promote awareness of the 4,000 children dying every day from water-related illnesses. World Water Day is a chance to celebrate the water we have and bring hope to those living without.

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