When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was “direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful.” No pressure there. Let’s begin with the startling part. Class of 2009: you are going to have to figure out what it means to [...]

Polluted river water kills as many people as a nuclear explosion The first signs of global warming are now clealy visible. Today on the coast of Galicia. Tomorrow on your plate

Melanie Gosling, Cape Times June 17th Western Cape municipalities need to spend R6.6bn to replace decaying water and sanitation infrastructure in local authorities throughout the province. This was one of the findings of an audit commissioned by the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, which said it would take a massive R56bn to fix [...]

WATER SCARCITY – The root cause of many problems * At any one time, half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from water-borne diseases. * Over one-third of the world’s population has no access to sanitation facilities. * In developing countries, about 80% of illnesses are linked to poor water and [...]

Become an ecopreneur by creating your own green sustainable business.  Water Rhapsody in South Africa,  are interested in creating ecopreneurs.  These are entrepreneurs who not only want to manage their own business, but are passionate about the environment and want to make a difference to the sustainability of the planet. Water Rhapsody is a  growing [...]