JHB Water needs pump urgently

A clear view of a part of our rainwater system showing a water tank,manifold override and pressure vessel

2010-08-25 07:08 –Cape Town –The department of water affairs said it is confident a new pump station will be in place in time to stop acid mine water rising up below Johannesburg [...]

Task team to probe acid water

A Rhapsody Rainrunner used in our rainwater harvesting system

2010-08-19 13:25 –Cape Town –Water Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has been mandated to urgently convene a special task team to investigate acid water drainage in some provinces. Briefing the media on Thursday following Cabinet’s regular Wednesday meeting,government spokesperson Themba Maseko said [...]

WWF urges 50% renewable energy

2010-08-17 15:22 –Duncan Alfreds

Cape Town –The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has urged the government to generate 50% of electricity from renewable resources by 2030. “There’s more talking and too little doing,”WWF South Africa Climate Change Programme Manager Richard Worthington told News24. “There is much more doing than in [...]

Jhb acid mine water ‘ridiculous’

2010-08-10 21:40 –Parliament –Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel on Tuesday warned MPs there were “private sector interests”driving debate on the environmental threat to Johannesburg posed by rising acid mine water. “What we need is a rational discussion…informed by an empirical basis,because the idea that there will be acid [...]

Some Simple Solar Energy facts

Sunny South Africa is the perfect place to take advantage of solar energy. Here in JHB we have very sunny winter months as well so making use of solar geysers and solar power is the ideal way to save money on very costly municipal electricity.

With WATER RHAPSODY and YES SOLAR we are [...]