2011-01-17 10:14 –Johannesburg –Thirty-four people were evacuated in the Ivory Park area north of Johannesburg,and four rescued in Centurion,Pretoria as floods swept through the area on Monday morning,emergency services said. Tshwane community safety spokesperson William Baloyi said four people were rescued in separate incidents when they were swept away [...]
This is a portion of an article on ‘sustainable mining’. The section below pertains to water,and is again a shocking reminder that every individual,company and the South African government must make every conserted effort to conserve and protect this delicate resource. According to the article ‘too late’is around the corner with 2012 [...] The Ripple Effect …or …The Ripple effect “There are three dangerous policy fields each independent of one another,but each linked intimately. These are energy,food security and human health. The linkage is water as it flows between all three. Until such time as these are linked in a credible manner then our race [...] |  Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year,South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm,making it the worlds 30th driest country. Water Rhapsody,with 15 years experience in water conservation,is number 1 in South Africa in Grey water recycling systems and Rainwater harvesting systems. |
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