ManUP!
510,000 men die by suicide each year — that’s one every minute.Although around 78% of all suicides are male, only about 36% of mental healthcare users are men.Stigma and traditional gender roles are to blame, making it difficult for men…
Water Recycling: Turning Waste into a Sustainable Resource for South Africa
How recycling wastewater and greywater can alleviate drought stress and secure the future. South Africa is one of the driest countries in the world, and climate change is intensifying water scarcity.While conservation and dam management are critical, water recycling has…
The Cost of Clean Water: Understanding Tariffs, Infrastructure, and Public Trust
Why South Africans are paying more — and what’s behind the rising price of water. As South Africa grapples with infrastructure decay and growing demand, water tariffs have become a flashpoint.Households are paying more each year, yet many communities still…
Water Pollution in Urban Catchments: Case Studies from Gauteng
Urbanisation, industrial growth, and ageing infrastructure have combined to turn many rivers around Gauteng into conduits of pollution rather than fresh water sources. This article examines the state of water pollution in key catchments (Hennops, Klip, Vaal / Barrage) through…
Launch of the Citizen Science Online Training Platform – World Water Day 2025
On 20 March 2025, the Citizen Science Association of Southern Africa (CSA-SA), in partnership with the Water Research Commission (WRC), the IIE MSA, and Ecolink Environmental Education and Training Centre, hosted a landmark webinar in celebration of World Water Day.…
Shocking Ocean Plastic Statistics
The Threat to Marine Life, The Ocean & Humanity The ocean is our planet’s life support system. It holds 97% of Earth’s water, helps regulate global temperatures, absorbs carbon dioxide, and provides a vital protein source for over a billion…
Great Southern Bioblitz 22 to 25 October
The Great Southern Bioblitz is almost here! It takes place from Friday 22 October to Monday 25 October 2021. Residents of the City of Tshwane will be joining the residents of many other cities in the Southern Hemisphere, in Africa, South America…
Plastic into Hydrogen – Microwave It
Plastic usage has become a massive environmental problem, which continues to rise each year. Today, the current 4.9 billion tons of plastic on earth ends up in landfills or in nature, and this number will just increase year upon year. Chemists from…
COVID – 19 Portal
The Covid-19 South African Online Portal contains information about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, plus statistics on its spread in SA and related government press releases. Visit the Portal