| Season of Light
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| Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:00 |
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Whether you believe Christmas is the birthday of Jesus, a time to relax with friends and family, or just a great opportunity to get presents, you can’t help but get caught up in all the fun and excitement – especially if you have children.
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The four illegal medical waste dumping sites in and around Welkom have been cleared and rehabilitated, according to the National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report (NECER) 2010/11 released on Thursday.
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| The Eco Kids Film Initiative
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| Monday, 03 October 2011 00:00 |
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The Eco Kids Film Initiative Environmental Film Festival for Kids will be taking place from 3 to 7 October from 10am to 12pm at the Labia on Orange cinema in Cape Town.
Environmental films For kids!
Through films that are entertaining, educational, and above all inspirational it is EKFI’s goal to inspire real change through the children of today and generations to come by promoting a proactive strategy to environmental awareness through film as medium.
Each of the films has been selected for their strong environmental theme by a panel consisting of parents, childhood experts, environmental educators and conservationists. We have taken great care to ensure that the films that have made the final selection speak positively to children of diverse ages, backgrounds and cultures and are made for children rather than about children.
Format: Two parallel screening sessions of a selection of short films, taking place daily from 10am lasting no more than two hours.
Who: The two sessions are for the age groups 7-12 year old and 13-17 year old. (Parents are welcome to attend too)
* Please note that each screening will be followed by a Q&A session guided by a facilitator. Due to the nature of these sessions we cannot guarantee a specific end-time. However, the entire programme will not take longer than two hours and will be completed by 12pm at the latest.
When: 3 – 7 October 2011; 10am-12pm - a great activity for the school holidays!
Where: Labia cinema in Orange Street, Cape Town
Cost: R20 a ticket
Book tickets through the Labia: 021 424 5927
* Please note that The Book Lounge will be selling environmental books for kids and the whole family at the festival so be sure to bring your pocket money
Monday, 3 October, 10am: GLOBAL WARMING
Facilitators: 350.org and Hearth Heritage
Join in as we watch some great films to learn about the effect that global warming is having on the planet and its inhabitants. 350.org and Hearth Heritage will also be telling us what we can do at home and at school to minimize the effects.
Tuesday, 4 October, 10am: ENERGY
Facilitators: Koeberg Alert Alliance and Project 90×2030
Today’s films are all about energy in South Africa and the impact that various energy sources have on the environment. We also take a look at how the Johannesburg zoo, Durban botanical garden and our very own Two Oceans Aquarium are using renewable energy sources.
Wednesday, 5 October, 10am: POLLUTION AND LITTER
Facilitators: UCT Green Campus Initiative
Through a series of local and international animated and live-action films we come to grips with how our throw-away lifestyle impacts the environment, the people around us and our own health. UCT Green Campus Initiative will be inspiring us by sharing some of the things that they do on campus to create awareness.
Thursday, 6 October, 10am: WATER
Facilitators: Greenpeace Africa and TBA
Through a series of local and international animated and live-action films we learn more about that thing that makes up 75% of our bodies, water!.. and its health and conservation. We also learn how our actions on land affect the creatures living in the water. Today’s films not only address fresh water, but also its salty counterpart in the oceans.
Friday, 7 October, 10am: WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION
Facilitators: Landmark Foundation and Nature Network
From the scary vulture to the cute penguin, today we learn some fun facts about wildlife and how to conserve our furry and feathery friends and their natural habitats. The films will tell us the stories of some amazing people in South Africa and the world that are doing important and exciting work in the area of conservation. Joining us will be Kate from the Landmark foundation who works with predator conservation. Nature Network will be helping us understand our role in the ecosystem.
Saturday 8 October, 11am: Story time at the Book Lounge
For the younger ones: We Love you Earth Storytime
Age: 3-8
Cost: Free
Where: The Book Lounge, c/o Roeland and Buitenkant Street
The Book Lounge will be hosting an Eco Storytime. They will be reading stories that evoke the sense that we should protect our planet. We will also be adding well-wishes to a Milkwood tree that we have purchased to be planted. For more information please visit www.booklounge.co.za or contact the shop at 021 462 2425.
EKFI is brought to you in partnership with While You Were Sleeping, Hearth Heritage and in collaboration with 350.org, Greenpeace, Koeberg Alert Alliance, Landmark Foundation, Nature Network, Project 90×2030, UCT Green Campus Initiative, Deep Print, Mr. Recycle and the Labia Cinema. |
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The Department of Water Affairs is racing against the clock to put out tender documents in the coming days for the construction and upgrading of water treatment plants to tackle acid mine drainage (AMD).
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The Gauteng Department of Health has given the public an assurance that it will remove medical waste from provincial hospitals.
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The National Treasury is looking at setting up a private-public partnership (PPP) and considering implementing an environmental levy to fund the rehabilitation of groundwater affected by acid mine drainage.
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Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has unveiled the Bathlabine Soil Conservation Project in Greater Tzaneen municipality in Limpopo.
The project, launched on Friday, is part of celebrating World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD).
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| Work on acid mines underway
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| Saturday, 18 June 2011 00:00 |
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Environmental officials are working around the clock to curb the potential dangers posed by the impact of acid mine drainage (AMD) in the Witwatersrand mining area.
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| How green was our Valley
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| Saturday, 18 June 2011 00:00 |
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Puseletso Matsepe Daniels misses her seven children, but she won’t risk letting them live with her on her father’s farm in Steel Valley.
That will only happen, she says, when she is certain the land beneath her feet is no longer contaminated.
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| Water access to be increased
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| Sunday, 17 April 2011 00:00 |
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The Department of Water Affairs has promised to work together with South Africans in order to make more water available for communities and economic growth.
Minister in the department Edna Molewa said that they were building on the significant progress they had made in commissioning key water projects of strategic economic importance to the country.
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The South African government wants to use the upcoming United Nations climate change summit, scheduled to take place in Durban later this year, to convince the country's business sector to take a leading role in the global efforts to slow climate change.
Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa on Friday met with Business Unity South Africa (Busa) for a two-hour discussion on how the sector can assist government pass policies that promote green growth.
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| GM on the rise in Africa
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| Sunday, 17 April 2011 00:00 |
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With Africa under pressure to produce more food for its growing population, more countries across the continent are likely to start growing genetically modified (GM) crops, says an article in Reuters.
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