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…

10 Benefits of Planting a Tree

  By Mattea Jacobs Mattea Jacobs is a freelance writer who mostly writes about both interior and exterior home design, and environmentally-friendly ways to improve homes. She is also a green activist and a mother of two beautiful sons. You…

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…

GOED EVENTS VIR MAP

The Autumn/Herfs Newsletter Upcoming events are listed on the last page.  Below is a short summary: Sun 19 May: Hack at 07:30 Sat 15 June: Hack at 08:00 Sat 20 July: Mandela Day Hack at 08:00 Sat 27 July: Geology Walk at 10:00 Sat 17 August: Hack…

Foraging Walk

It will be International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May and the theme for 2019 is “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health” which emphasises the importance of healthy ecosystems. In the last 100 years 90% of crop varieties have…