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Educating the public about water conservation

February 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

The SA government’s annual National Water Week campaign for 2021 is scheduled to take place during the week of 15 – 22 March, culminating in the United Nations’ World Water Day that will this year be celebrated around the world on Monday, 22 March 2021. The aim of this annual event is to educate the public about their responsibility in water conservation initiatives, whilst … [Read more...]

Increasing water scarcity remains a deadly threat to SA’s poor

March 22, 2019 1 Comment

Today is World Water Day. South Africa’s water security continues to be vulnerable and has again come into focus following the findings of a UN report warning that global water scarcity is increasing. National Water Week, overlapping Human Rights Day and World Water Day, is serving to highlight findings in the United Nations World Water Development Report 2019 (WWDR) which … [Read more...]

#SaveWater Twitterchat for National Water Week

March 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

From 20 to 27 March, South Africans will be observing National Water Week. As the nation faces record low rainfall, and as a disaster is declared in Cape Town, the Two Oceans Aquarium wants to make as big a noise as possible, to raise awareness about the water crisis and to encourage individuals, households and businesses to #SaveWater. We would love for you to co-host our … [Read more...]

Working together to conserve water

March 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

This year, National Water Week takes place from Monday, 17 March until Sunday, 23 March 2014. The National Department of Water Affairs have released the following key messages. Water is a scarce resource – let us work together to conserve it! Water scarcity is a global challenge that effects many regions in the world with Southern Africa being the hardest hit. South … [Read more...]

National Water Week 2014

March 17, 2014 Leave a Comment

The National Water Week is an awareness week campaign by the Department of Affairs which serves as a powerful campaign mechanism re-iterating the value of water, the need for sustainable management of this scarce resource and the role water plays in eradicating poverty and under-development in South Africa. The campaign seeks to continue building on the ongoing awareness … [Read more...]

City appeals to residents to stick to watering times

March 7, 2013 Leave a Comment

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The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department is appealing to all residents to please adhere to the specified times for watering gardens, lawns and plants in order to prevent water wastage. This is in line with the City’s water by-laws and is particularly important over the summer season which traditionally see a drop in dam levels. The City’s dam levels are … [Read more...]

Kayamandi residents take ownership of their river

November 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

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South Africa is the first country in the world to adopt water as a human right. A large group of Kayamandi residents gathered at the Kayamandi Economic and Tourism Centre on Human Rights' Day to celebrate Water Week. They were entertained by the Department of Water Affairs' own personal choir and inspirational speakers who urged them to take ownership of the Eerste River. The … [Read more...]

Step 3 – Now save water!

November 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

Step 3 in our 12 steps to a greener 2011 is NOW SAVE WATER. 'Water for Cities - responding to the urban challenge' is the theme of United Nations' World Water Day, to be celebrated in Cape Town from 21 to 22 March. This coincides with South Africa's National Water Week, running from 22 to 27 March. Organized by the Department of Water Affairs, it aims to raise the … [Read more...]

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