By: Nelendhre Moodley | original article here. Following poor water control measures over the years, South Africa now finds itself caught between a rock and a hard place as its dire water situation continues to worsen. Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu recently launched South Africa’s National Water and Sanitation Master Plan – but […]
FSE’s comments on the National Eutrophication Strategy: Draft Inception Report
The following comments are submitted – with diffidence and deference – on behalf of the Federation for Sustainable Environment (FSE). The FSE is a member of a number of theDepartment of Water and Sanitation’s Steering-, Project- and Strategy Steering Committees, Implementation Task Teams; Expert Steering Committees; the WSSLG’s SDG6 Task Teamand a number of Catchment […]
Long-term Treatment Vital for Water Supply
8 May 2020 | Author: Theresa Bhowan | Edited by Nadine James TOO SALTY Additional salinity, owing to the current rate of treatment, creates water security risks With the delay in the long-term treatment or desalination of acid mine drainage (AMD) in the integrated Vaal river system and the delay in the Lesotho Highlands Water […]
Feedback report on the WEF Nexus Policy Dialogue
Report attached for download. Feedback_Report_on_the_WEF_Nexus_Policy_Dialogue.pdf
FSE CONDUCTING SURVEYS WITHIN THE VAAL RIVER SYSTEM
11 & 12 JANUARY 2020 – the FSE conducting surveys within the Vaal river system with Russel Tate and Simone Liefferink.
FSE’s LETTER TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REGARDING THE VAAL POLLUTION
LETTER TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Dear Mr Jones, I thank you for your brief response. Permit me please to copy Commissioner Ameermia, Ms Chantal Kisoon, Ms Yuri Ramkissoon and Mr Matthew du Plessis on this e-mail, since my organisation (the FSE) and I have engaged with them in the […]
FSE’S COMMENTS ON THE VALLEY SILTS PROJECT
Find attached the FSE’s comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Ergo Mining (Pty) Ltd: The Valley Silts Project, Riverlea and Booysens Reserve, Johannesburg. VALLEY_SILTS_PROJECT_-_FSE_COMMENTS_-_JAN_2019.pdf
’The Uncomfortable Truth’: SA’s water crisis
On Sunday, 1 December at 7pm, eNCA took a critical look at the country’s water woes in a special debate titled ’The Uncomfortable Truth’. The Department of Water and Sanitation estimates that we lose 37 to 41% of our available water to leaks, at an estimated cost of R6-billion a year. Watch the videos […]
Water & Sanitation Plan 2030
Download the attached Water & Sanitation Plan for 2030. WATER_AND_SANITATION_MASTER_PLAN_2030.pdf
FSE’s CONTRIBUTION TO ENCA’s DISCUSSION ON SA’S LOOMING WATER CRISIS
Watch the video here.