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Sonjica confirms AMD and responses pour in

Details: Parent Category: News; Published on Sunday, 21 March 2010 04:49

Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica confirmed that short-term emergency steps have been introduced to reduce and treat uncontrolled Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) from the West Rand.

Are the changes in season changing?

Details: Parent Category: News; Published on Friday, 19 March 2010 05:14

Everyone in South Africa seems to have noticed that the weather is unusual. Depending on where you live and who you’re asking, it’s either hotter, colder, wetter or drier than anyone can remember. So, as we head into the next change of season, the question being asked by researchers at the Ndlovu Node of the South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) is what exactly is happening?

Magaliesberg Biosphere Celebrates

Details: Parent Category: News; Published on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 07:27

The Magaliesberg Biosphere held its first “Living Naturally” festival at Alpha Training Centre, Broederstroom, on March 13. Organised in collaboration with the Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservancy, this festival will become an annual event to highlight the contribution the Biosphere makes to Gauteng and North West Province.

Hypocrisy of Water Week objectives

Details: Published on Monday, 15 March 2010 03:48

Water Week - the hypocrisy

The Minister of Water Affairs, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica announces National Water Week (15-21 March 2010) to "mobilize citizens to appreciate the value of water as a scarce natural resource and this year it focuses on the important aspect of water conservation and demand management".

Minister, that message needs to first be directed to government, in all its tiers.

DA calls for coherent skills development in the water sector

Details: Parent Category: News; Published on Saturday, 27 February 2010 05:29

Presentations at a Water Sector Capacity and Skills Development Conference held in Port Elizabeth painted a bleak picture of the current state of skills in the water services sector in South Africa.

Ekurhuleni increases efforts to rehabilitate lakes

Details: Parent Category: News; Published on Sunday, 28 February 2010 05:03

The Ekurhuleni Municipality has purchased a multi-million Rand dredging machine to rehabilitate its lakes, dams and wetlands which have deteriorated over time.

Another recreational space in JHB threatened

Details: Parent Category: News; Published on Monday, 01 March 2010 07:32

The future of Northern Farm, a popular weekend recreation area which borders the Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservancy, hangs in the balance.

Northern Farm - courtesy www.northernfarm.co.za

Collaborative Solution to Acid Mind Drainage

Details: Parent Category: News; Published on Friday, 12 February 2010 16:49

The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) as part of the Government Task Team on mine closure and water management together with mining companies have agreed on a model to deal with the Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) challenge that is affecting the Western, Central and Eastern Basins (the Witwatersrand gold fields area) which is impacting mainly on the Vaal and the Crocodile River systems.

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Travel in your EGG

Recently unveiled at the ongoing 2013 Seoul Motor Show, the E4U is a one-seater that can move easily in any direction. It travels on a rotating front sphere and two rear training-wheel-like supports. Propulsion is

Power from a cup of water

Got a cup of boiling water? You can charge your cellphone!

From inventive Kenya comes a solution that puts pay to waste. That kettle you have just boiled, the campfire heat, the used plastic bottle destined for the landfill, all elements that can be put to good use.

The Bottle Charger works day or night,rain or shine to bring el

Re-use paper with the un-prinitng machine

In spite of technology and all the gadgets we now have available to be paperless, paper is still a part of every office. In the future we may be able to re-use the printed page by un-printing it.

The technology relies on nano-second bursts of laser energy to remove the toner from the page. And that can be done up to five times.

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