World Water Day - Policy, Law & Economics News

Managing SA's water effectively: A constitutional imperative

As we observe World Water Day on Friday, 22 March 2013, it might be prudent to consider the immense value of this clear, life-sustaining substance that we so often take for granted. More than 71%...

Water wars: From treaties to privatisation, a danger looming over Africa?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

With the recent publication of a United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) report on climate-induced migration and its linkages to environmental and human security, the narrative around...

SA: Mabudafhasi: Address by the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, during the celebration of World Oceans Day, East London (08/06/2012)

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It is once again a great honour for me to be able to speak at this auspicious occasion of World Oceans Day -- a day that we have come to celebrate each year on 8 June in order to reflect on the...

DA: Statement by Lindiwe mazibuko, Democratic Alliance Parliamentary leader, calling on the HRC to investigate the Free State water shortage (22/03/2012)

Statements

Today, on World Water Day and as part of Human Rights Week, Patricia Kopane MP and I walked 3.5km in solidarity with the women of the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement to draw water from the...

SA: Statement by Jimmy Manyi, government spokesperson, on the cabinet meeting of 12 October (13/10/2011)

Statements

Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Pretoria on 12 October 2011.

1. Current affairs

1.1 Cabinet noted that President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to host the 5th IBSA Summit Head...

SA: Statement by Jimmy Manyi, Govrnment spokesperson, on the Cabinet meeting held on March 2 (03/03/2011)

Statements

Cabinet noted progress to date on preparations for the 2011 Local Government Elections. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs will be gazetting regulations on the...

SA: Sonjica: Budget vote by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, National Assembly (15/04/2010)

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Date: 15/04/2010
Source: The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs
Title: SA: Sonjica: Budget vote by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, National Assembly

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Daily podcast - March 23, 2010

PODCAST

In today's podcast, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe calls for an end to violent service delivery protests; the UN Environment Programme reports that dirty water kills more people than all forms...

Better sanitation has huge economic spin-offs - UN

INTERNATIONAL

Spending $10 billion a year would enable the world to reach a 2015 goal of improved sanitation in developing countries with huge spin-offs such as less poverty and better health, U.N. experts said...

Hendricks: National Water Conservation and Water Demand Indaba (22/03/2007)

2007

Speech by Mrs LB Hendricks, Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, launch of the National Water Conservation and Water Demand Indaba, Gallagher Estate, Midrand, Gauteng

Spotlight on Moz water problems

News

Only a small number of Mozambique's rural areas have latrines, while even fewer have access to protected water sources, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said on Friday.

Mbeki: Opening of Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 1B (16/03/2004)

2004

ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, THABO MBEKI, AT THE OPENING OF PHASE 1B OF THE LESOTHO HIGHLANDS WATER PROJECT, MOHALE DAM, KINGDOM OF LESOTHO

Gelderblom: World Water Day (20/03/2003)

2003

STATEMENT BY THE WESTERN CAPE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, TOURISM AND GAMBLING, JOHAN GELDERBLOM, DURING WORLD WATER DAY, 20 March 2003

Risk of water wars smaller than feared - UN study

News

The risk that dwindling supplies of fresh water will spark bloody regional conflicts in dry regions of the world is far smaller than feared, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.

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