Sea water for Cape residents

By Melanie Gosling
Environment Affairs

Capetonians could be drinking desalinated seawater in four years’ time when our growing demand for water will have exhausted current supplies.

And because desalination is expensive, the cost of Cape Town’s water will increase.

This emerged at a pre-budget briefing yesterday where Water and Environment Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said her [...]

Run for water, live earth 18 April 2010

18 April 2010
6km Run/Walk
100 countries around the world
The Dow Live Earth Run for Water will consist of a series of 6 km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to secure water) taking place over the course of 24 hours in over 100 countries around the world, featuring concerts and water [...]

Is rioolstorte ons voorland ?

In Louis Trichardt in Limpopo moet jy góú stort.

Die dorp se rioolstelsel is so voos dat jou buurman se onverwerkte rioolvullis tussen jou tone kan uitborrel.

Mnr. Mike Galvin, ’n inwoner, vertel die dorp se rioolpompe is buite werking en die rioolvullis het onlangs in die pype opgehoop en [...]