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Statement by Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Ms. Buyelwa Sonjica on the Inter-Ministerial Committee on AMD.
Picture; Mail & Guardian
6 September 2010
Over the past few months the issue of Acid Mine Drainage has been widely reported on by the media, there have been discussions, accusation have been leveled primarily at government for having done nothing to resolve the problem. We have also witnessed an escalation of claims of…
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Call for water boards to caution municipalities as debts reach R1.4bn
Debts owed by municipalities to water boards have risen by R200 million since May, taking the total now outstanding to R1.4 billion, which has the potential to wreak havoc on service delivery across huge swathes of the country. Local Government Research Centre director Clive Keegan warned last week that water…
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Why SA's Rivers are so Filthy
In late 2008, the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs launched a national Green Drop certification program for all wastewater treatment works (WWTW) in an effort to progressively improve operations so as not to impact negatively on the water bodies into which they discharge their product. However, the Green Drop…
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Minister Buyisela Sonjica to Launch Eco Town Project Aimed at Cleaning and Greening South African Townships and Villages
Buyelwa Sonjica, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs will officially launch a cleaning and greening pilot project in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on Thursday, 29 October 2009. The Mthatha launch forms part of the Eco Towns pilot project - Buyisela.
The project is modelled on sustainability and will amongst others…
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Water Upgrade for Joburg?
The city's water infrastructure is outdated and in need of a R500-million replacement, Johannesburg Water said on Wednesday.
"We are trying to solve the problem by changing the pipes in all suburbs," the utility's capital investment manager Bharat Gulab told a media briefing.
"This will minimise the number of bursts…
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" I feel really sorry for You Miss Sonjica. You have to bear the brunt of this mess. After all, the legislation pre-apartheid did not stipulate that Mines should put in place precautions ect. I jsut baffle to understand where we are supposed to find 200 million rand to fix this if the govt is only giving the dept of water… "
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" Have got to get more information on this product, I could not make the exhibition, but this sounds like the future for all of us water drinkers! Francine "
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