8.30pm on Saturday 31st March 2012 is Earth Hour. Hundreds of millions of people across the globe will turn off their lights for 60 minutes as a gesture of solidarity in caring for and protecting the planet. This symbolic act has the added benefit of saving everyone a little bit of money. Soaring electricity prices [...]
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Highlights from TEDx SeaPoint 2012
Humanity is facing a resource crisis on a monumental scale, so it was a small miracle that the speakers at this weekend’s TEDx remained upbeat. Despite a smorgasboard of talented creators, thinkers and change-makers who presented their twenty minute talks to a packed audience, two clear directives emerged from the talks: - Connect. Engage. Interact. [...]
#CloseTheTap – Social Media Inspires Habit Change
It’s easy: – Visit www.closethetap.co.za – Choose from a selection of water-saving tweet pledges, – Tweet your pledge and share it on Facebook. Just three simple steps to help us spread the word and (if you fulfill your pledge) to save fresh water now. The United Nation’s 2012 theme for World Water Day, March 22, [...]
22nd March is World Water Day
World Water Day has been celebrated on 22 March every year since 1993. It is an opportunity to learn more about water and its centrality in our lives and for the environment, and promote sustainable behaviours and actions towards this precious resource. Each year focuses on a different theme. In 2012, it addresses “Water and [...]
Top SA Comic Nik Rabinowitz Shares his Water Story
What do Jacob Zuma, Mothers in Kommetjie and Bishop Tutu have in common? Find out as South Africa’s funniest Jewish Xhosa-speaking comic shares his passion for surfing, and gives us tips on how best to conserve water! WARNING: Nik is joking!! Please don’t actually drink your grey water at home! Join Nik and share your [...]
Master Storyteller Ashley Ramsden Shares His Love of Water
Ashley Ramsden, founding director of the School of Storytelling in the UK, was in South Africa for a month sharing the wonders of stories. He shares his story of water with us. International School of storytelling (schoolofstorytelling.com) Share your story – click here
Woolworths’ Story For Love of Water
Story: Because most of South Africa’s water is used in farming irrigation, Woolworths introduced their Farming for the Future programme and are working with fresh produce farmers to implement new methods of farming – which include irrigating only if and when crops need more water, rather than irrigating as a matter of course. Impact: Fifteen [...]
Santam Is For Love Of Water
Santam shared the For Love Of Water message across a number of platforms. Music: They co-sponsored the production of the For Love Of Water Song performed at the UN World Water Day conference held at the CTICC, broadcast during National Water Week on radio and TV and used as part of 45-second sting in [...]
Singing For Water!
A group of renowned musicians and artists – including Loyiso Bala and Freshlyground’s Zolani – came together to collaborate on an anthemic and inspirational musical piece, called For Love Of Water, in recognition of National Water Week (21 to 27 March 2011). * The song ‘ For Love Of Water’ will be available for download [...]
Live Performance of ‘For Love Of Water’ – our song!
Watch the For Love Of Water song being sung to the Dutch Prince of Orange, The SA Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs and other dignatories prior to the address by Hillary Clinton at the UN World Water Day Conference! Our sincere thanks to the South African Department of Water Affairs and UN Habitat for [...]
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