Southern Cape water restrictions warning: WATER CRISIS: The chief executive officer of the Gamtoos Irrigation Board, Pierre Joubert, is concerned that water restrictions may have to be implemented by September to preserve agriculture and jobs in the Gamtoos Valley. Photo: Phillip Henn “To this day it has not been done and this borders on a punishable offence. Despite harsh words between representatives of the Department of Water Affairs and municipal officials, nothing has been done,” he said. … [Read more...] about Southern Cape water restrictions warning
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Dams not filling says Municipality
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Standing Committee Chairperson for Infrastructure, Engineering, Electricity and Energy Andile Mfunda has urged residents to conserve water consumption as dam levels are only expected to increase slightly due to a lack of persistent rain in the catchment areas. "Over the last two days the dam levels have only increased by ½ percent. "This invariably means that consumption levels must be urgently reduced as analysis would like to suggest that water stored in … [Read more...] about Dams not filling says Municipality
Dam Levels – Time to Stop that Love Me Tender Tendency
Now that we have had our 4 yearly flood and the dams are filling up nicely I need to stop myself from falling back into old habits - my particular vice at the moment is the tendency to stretch that hot shower time just a bit ......... Unfortunately we South Africans seem to have that TENDERpreneur mentality ingrained in us and in times when money, food and water is plentiful we gorge ourselves silly like the original Khomani Desert San inhabitants of South Africa and develop fat buttocks, … [Read more...] about Dam Levels – Time to Stop that Love Me Tender Tendency
Proposed Alcohol Age Restrictions to 21 Years of Age
Government might consider banning alcohol adverts in its concerted effort to fight the serious problems associated with substance abuse facing the country. It has questioned the timing of most of those TV adverts, which are flighted during prime time, saying that had an impact on the minds of young people. It also said that it had been most appalled by children who sniffed glue at grade R and while in primary school. Instead of the legal drinking age being 18, government proposed … [Read more...] about Proposed Alcohol Age Restrictions to 21 Years of Age
