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Category Archives: Water Security
Ongoing drought leaves EC dams at 15% capacity
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSaya Pierce-Jones, Eyewitness News, 12 March 2022 The ongoing drought has left dams in the Eastern Cape’s city of Gqeberha just 15% full. Read More
International Women’s Day 2022 highlights link between gender equality and climate change
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 8 March 2022 “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” is the 2022 theme for International Women’s Day which is officially commemorated on Tuesday by organisations and countries around the world, including the United Nations (UN). Read More
Rains replenish major dams: good news for water security
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTimes Live, 20 January 2022 South Africans can take heart that the recent rains have filled up major dams, the silver lining to gloom over the ongoing overcast weather inland and flooding along river banks on the Vaal. Read More
Department of Water and Sanitation releases more water from the Vaal Dam following heavy rainfall
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSentleeng Lehihi, SABC News, 18 January 2022 The Department of Water and Sanitation has released more water from the Vaal Dam in an effort to reduce the water levels following heavy rainfall in the dams catchment area. Read More
Egypt’s environment minister says Africa will be continent most affected by climate change
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintChad Williams, African News Agency, 25 December 2021 Africa’s emissions do not exceed four percent of the total global emissions, yet the continent will be among the most affected by climate change, the Egyptian minister of environment, Yasmine Fouad, has … Continue reading
Dams across country and in KZN brimful with water levels stable following recent rains
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintZainul Dawood, Daily News, 23 December 2021 The recent rains that soaked most parts of South Africa have made a significant impact on water levels in some parts of the country, particularly the national average. Read More
