WHAT IS SEAGRASS?

South Africa is approaching increasing water scarcity and according to the National Groundwater Strategy of the Department of Water and Sanitation, the development of groundwater resources will become crucial for sustaining water security.

he tap water you drink may not be as purified as you may think, as it has been found sometimes to carry health-threatening dissolved organic contaminants that have managed to pass through the multiple stages of wastewater treatment.

In his State of the Nation Address in February 2021, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the establishment of a National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency would be accelerated. It has been many years in the making.

Planners and conservationists now have access to a new tool that uses dragonflies as indicators of the health of freshwater systems in Africa. ​

Fresh water is the most important resource for human life on earth. People can survive far longer without food than without water, and virtually all of our food sources require fresh water to grow or create.