2023 ROWING COMPETITION
The 1st ever World Masters Regatta in Africa will be held at Roodeplaat Dam in September 2023. The MAP Forum is working with the City to have the Dam in tip-top shape in time for the competition. We’re looking forward…
Demand for COT potable water
“Potable water” simply means water that is safe to drink, and it is becoming scarcer in the world. Increasing use is stressing freshwater resources worldwide, and a seemingly endless list of contaminants can turn once potable water into a health hazard…
Global Warming of 1.5 °C
This Report responds to the invitation for IPCC ‘… to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways’ contained in the Decision of the…
Fresh water management
The biggest threat to South African water security is not the availability of water but the price of developing enough sources, according to Dr Beason Mwaka, a director at the Department of Water Affairs. Mwaka was speaking on Wednesday, the…
Hydrogen-powered buses
Industry experts have welcomed news that some of the Gautrain buses are to be powered by hydrogen instead of diesel. Hydrogen is seen as a clean alternative to fossil fuels, which are accelerating climate change. There are plans to introduce…
The polluted Roodeplaat Dam
Baby diapers, earbuds, paper and human waste are some of the scrap that have made its way to the Roodeplaat Dam. Via Jakaranda FM
Inquiry into Roodeplaat Dam
The city allocated R30 million to upgrade a local waste water treatment plant, but the state of the Roodeplaat Dam indicates that the monies might have been misappropriated. Via Jakaranda FM
Could seaweed replace plastic?
One Indonesian inventor has found a unique solution to the problem of plastic food packaging. The 25-year-old says using seaweed instead of plastic could cut down plastic waste significantly. But how feasible is it? Liz Bonnin went to meet him.…
World Population Day 2019
World Population Day 2019 11 July An outgrowth of the day of five billion, celebrated on 11 July 1987, World Population Day seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, particularly in the context of overall…
Responsibilities of Local Gov.
Service delivery is an important commitment made by Government to provide the necessary services to the people of South Africa, especially to the rural poor and those who did not have access to basic services before 1994. Government is continual…