North West awards 23 enviro interns 11 March 2008 Environ
challenges must be managed better 11 March 2008 Less rainfalls
predicted for most of Africa 10 March 2008 Park rangers lashed
over penguin chick deaths 9 March 2008 Cycad thieves threaten
species 8 March 2008 Filtering Cholera out of your drinking
water - 4 March 2009 Access to safe drinking water is a basic
human right, but as South Africa faces the current Cholera
outbreak which to date has seen more than 8971 cases reported
for treatment, the cleanliness of our water can no longer be
taken for granted. In South Africa, Cholera has been found in
Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal and most recently in
the Western Cape. In the current situation, more than 50 people
in South Africa have already died from the disease. The worst
affected provinces, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, account for more
than 96% of the Cholera cases within the country. Is our tap
water safe? According to Pam Yako, Director General of the
Department of Water Affairs, "South Afri