FLOW (For Love Of Water)

 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, [...]

Pretoria – South Africa is faced with a huge challenge that is likely to become a future threat if our water resources are not well managed, says Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi. Mabudafhasi, who on Monday embarked on the Adopt-a-River door-to-door campaign in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, said because South Africa was a water [...]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 22, 2011 (ENS) – Africa’s cities are growing at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world, stressing drinking water supplies and sanitation services, says a new UN report released to mark World Water Day 2011. The Rapid Response Assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat, “Green [...]

As experts warn that SA could run out of water by 2020, get ready for ‘electricity-style’ hikes, writes Sipho Masondo Mar 21, 2011 10:22 PM | By Sipho Masondo South Africans must brace themselves for steep water tariff increases in the coming months, water experts have warned. Though the exact increases are yet to be [...]

FLOW and The Two Oceans Aquarium will be bringing you a host of inspiring speakers to talk about water and the FLOW Movement, including an introduction to The HUB. Speakers Nathan Heller – host, HUB Cape Town Justin Friedman – founder, for love of water Hanli Prinsloo – celebrated freediver & founder of the ‘i [...]

The ‘Holland Water Wall’ on the Netherlands Consulate General building was officially launched by the Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato on Thursday, 10 March 2001. Other high level guests included WISA Western Province Chairman, Rashid Khan, UN officials, City of Cape Town Alderman Clive Justus and the well-known surf reporter, Deon Bing who [...]

Western Cape’s current surface water supplies could run out by 2016. DANIEL BUGAN Published: 2011/03/08 07:04:12 AM CAPE TOWN — The Western Cape’s current surface water supplies could run out by 2016, but plans for alternative sources should by then already be at an advanced stage, City of Cape Town utility services executive director Lungile [...]

Large parts of South Africa’s beautiful, but water-poor and ecologically sensitive Karoo region are under threat of being devastated by mining operations to extract natural gas using a controversial technique called hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’. During fracking millions of litres of water, sand and numerous chemicals most of which are toxic, carcinogic as well as [...]

Durban – The eThekwini municipality on Tuesday received a R200m grant from the Dutch government to help the council provide clean water to poor residents. “A grant from the Dutch government will play a substantial role in helping the eThekwini municipality provide 800 000 people living in informal settlements with safe drinking water and sanitation, [...]

Theft by farmers, inefficiency blamed Mar 7, 2011 10:08 PM | By SIPHO MASONDO Massive water theft by farmers from the Vaal River, and the inability of municipalities to maintain infrastructure, are two of the main causes that will push South Africa into a water crisis in less than a decade. A paper by the [...]