We have some great victories to celebrate this week: Princesvlei is saved! This treasured ecosystem, important to folk of various faiths, will not be turned into yet another shopping mall. Thanks to all of us who helped prevent this plan from the 1999 council from becoming a reality, not forgetting the late Father John Oliver. […] Read in browser »
When building new coal fired power stations, are those bent on this path for energy provision factoring in the cost to human health and the environment? In recent years, South Africa has experienced power deficits and load shedding. Subsequently, the SA government had started building new power stations in order to supplement the country’s socio-economic […] Read in browser »
Klimaatveranderingskonferensie. Wes-Gondwanaland.
25 000+ groenreisigers laat 'n spoor van . . .?
Mpho stoot 'n trollie van herwinning. Read in browser »
No one can live without water. However, judging by how many South Africans waste water, one would think we have an unlimited. What many of us may not realise is that there’s not enough water to go around. And the little water we do have is often too dirty for human consumption. South Africa has major challenges when it comes to the amount of water we have and the management of this critical resource. Read in browser »
A climate crisis that risks peace and security can still be avoided by accelerating the clean energy revolution, Greenpeace said on Tuesday. Issuing an SOS emergency alert ahead of an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Japan, Greenpeace warned that climate change is already devastating nations, destroying lives and costing billions of dollars in damage. Read in browser »
On Saturday 29 March 2014 millions of people from around the world will again switch off their lights from 20:30 to 21:30 (local time) in support of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Earth Hour. This is a symbolic act of global unity. The City of Cape Town will be switching off the lights in its own buildings and on Table Mountain. Read in browser »
Flanked by fields of millet and groundnut, the northern Nigerian outpost of Bagega is so far out on the periphery of the global economy that when the financial crisis struck in 2008 few residents had any idea it was happening. And no one in a village without cars, electricity or tarred roads imagined it would end up indirectly poisoning hundreds of their children. Read in browser »
Search-and-rescue operations will continue in parts of the country affected by recent heavy rains, Cabinet said last week. In a post-Cabinet briefing, Acting Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Angie Motshekga expressed condolences to the families of over 30 people killed in the flooding that hit parts of the North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal. Read in browser »
Bela-Bela residents should use water wisely, Deputy Water Affairs Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi warned on Tuesday.
She was speaking in Rapotokwane, near Bela-Bela in Limpopo. Earlier this month, Bela-Bela and surrounding areas were flooded when a dam wall burst after days of heavy rain. Read in browser »
The City of Cape Town has listened to the community and decided that the proposal for a shopping centre on the Princess Vlei land is inappropriate and will cancel the project. The City has been in discussions with the prospective developer of the land over the past year to investigate alternatives to the proposed development. Read in browser »
As part of the City of Cape Town’s commitment to building a safe city, emergency repairs and the replacement of damaged infrastructure will start soon at Lourens River, following the severe flooding in Somerset West on 15 and 16 November last year. The City had requested financial assistance to deal with the required emergency work after the area was declared a provincial disaster. Read in browser »
Attended by more than 60 delegates, the waste law workshop answered some of the key questions relating to the legal aspects of waste management and how this affects business operations as well as opportunities for growth of the Green Economy. The three-hour workshop saw the coming together of experts in the field, including Belinda Langenhoven (Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning), who gave a broad overview of recent environmental /waste legislation and implications for the waste management and recycling sector. Read in browser »
We have some great victories to celebrate this week: Princesvlei is saved! This treasured ecosystem, important to folk of various faiths, will not be turned into yet another shopping mall. Thanks to all of us who helped prevent this plan from the 1999 council from becoming a reality, not forgetting the late Father John Oliver. […]
When building new coal fired power stations, are those bent on this path for energy provision factoring in the cost to human health and the environment? In recent years, South Africa has experienced power deficits and load shedding. Subsequently, the SA government had started building new power stations in order to supplement the country’s socio-economic […]
Klimaatveranderingskonferensie. Wes-Gondwanaland.
25 000+ groenreisigers laat 'n spoor van . . .?
Mpho stoot 'n trollie van herwinning.
No one can live without water. However, judging by how many South Africans waste water, one would think we have an unlimited. What many of us may not realise is that there’s not enough water to go around. And the little water we do have is often too dirty for human consumption. South Africa has major challenges when it comes to the amount of water we have and the management of this critical resource.
A climate crisis that risks peace and security can still be avoided by accelerating the clean energy revolution, Greenpeace said on Tuesday. Issuing an SOS emergency alert ahead of an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Japan, Greenpeace warned that climate change is already devastating nations, destroying lives and costing billions of dollars in damage.
On Saturday 29 March 2014 millions of people from around the world will again switch off their lights from 20:30 to 21:30 (local time) in support of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Earth Hour. This is a symbolic act of global unity. The City of Cape Town will be switching off the lights in its own buildings and on Table Mountain.
Flanked by fields of millet and groundnut, the northern Nigerian outpost of Bagega is so far out on the periphery of the global economy that when the financial crisis struck in 2008 few residents had any idea it was happening. And no one in a village without cars, electricity or tarred roads imagined it would end up indirectly poisoning hundreds of their children.
Search-and-rescue operations will continue in parts of the country affected by recent heavy rains, Cabinet said last week. In a post-Cabinet briefing, Acting Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Angie Motshekga expressed condolences to the families of over 30 people killed in the flooding that hit parts of the North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal.
Bela-Bela residents should use water wisely, Deputy Water Affairs Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi warned on Tuesday.
She was speaking in Rapotokwane, near Bela-Bela in Limpopo. Earlier this month, Bela-Bela and surrounding areas were flooded when a dam wall burst after days of heavy rain.
The City of Cape Town has listened to the community and decided that the proposal for a shopping centre on the Princess Vlei land is inappropriate and will cancel the project. The City has been in discussions with the prospective developer of the land over the past year to investigate alternatives to the proposed development.
As part of the City of Cape Town’s commitment to building a safe city, emergency repairs and the replacement of damaged infrastructure will start soon at Lourens River, following the severe flooding in Somerset West on 15 and 16 November last year. The City had requested financial assistance to deal with the required emergency work after the area was declared a provincial disaster.
Attended by more than 60 delegates, the waste law workshop answered some of the key questions relating to the legal aspects of waste management and how this affects business operations as well as opportunities for growth of the Green Economy. The three-hour workshop saw the coming together of experts in the field, including Belinda Langenhoven (Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning), who gave a broad overview of recent environmental /waste legislation and implications for the waste management and recycling sector.