Changing Practice
World Water and Earth Days’ celebrations.
World Water and Earth Days’ celebrations. By December Ndhlovu Why do we celebrate Earth Day? Global Earth Day has been celebrated on the 22nd April every year for over 50 years now. It is celebrated as a conscious reminder that the Earth or Planet Earth is badly damaged and that we care about it as…
Civil Society donates food parcels and Sanitary Dignity packs for Women during COVID 19
By December JG Ndhlovu (ndhlovuj@ymail.com) It is towards the end May 2020, almost two months into the lockdown and the reality of the lockdown toll is starting to rear its ugly head as hunger slowly creeps in. The promised R350 social relief of distress grant is still a dream to many of us as only…
Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Repercussions
Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Repercussions By December JG Ndhlovu (ndhlovuj@ymail.com) It is the twenty first century, 2020 years AD, the population of Planet Earth is estimated to be about seven billion people (I think the number could be far more than the estimation), we are developmentally in the 4th Industrial Revolution which is a technologically…
The Global Lockdown: who is suffering the most?
Written by December JG Ndhlovu December Ndhlovu is a graduate and facilitator of the Changing Practice course, and active member of Mpumalanga Water Caucus and South African Water Caucus. It is the thirtieth (30th) day of the lock down in Mzansi, it is unusually quiet, no hooting taxis, soldiers and police are the only visible…
Water is the basis of all lives
By December JG Ndhlovu Water is one of the oldest natural resources; it has not changed its chemical formula of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen (H2O). It is the most critical component of all lives and our bodies as humankind are known to be about 75% water. Water gives life to all forms…
Commercial forestry must respect water usage recommendations
Dialogue with the IUCMA Written by December JG Ndhlovu On the 16th of March 2020 I was invited to be part of the dialogue between Inkomati Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA) and environmental activists that are concerned about the imminent conversion from pine tree plantations into gum tree plantations. The SAPPI NGODWANA SAW MILL is…
Water shortage in Acornhoek Part 2: The Mariepskop Excursion
By December JG Ndhlovu From the 19th – 21st February 2020 I was invited as a guest speaker to speak to the Moletele Youth about the importance of the Moholoholo/Mariepskop Mountain, its cultural significance and the biodiversity within this mountain. The main objective of this activity was to help the youths understand different land use…
Climate Change is here: Are we ready?
By December JG Ndhlovu (ndhlovuj@ymail.com) Even with the sun out of sight during the early hours of the night, the heat still persists; it feels hot like one is standing in direct sunlight. It is just a day before Christmas and usually these are times when we are struggling to cope with excess rains, but…
Water crisis deepening in Bushbuckridge, Part 2: What could be happening?
Written by December JG Ndhlovu ndhlovuj@ymail.com 28 November 2019 Gone are the days to question if there is anything like Climate Change and Global warming because most countries have already experienced devastating, unusual weather patterns. The impacts of the changing weather has since 2016 intensified globally and we are now at a stage…
Water crisis deepening in Bushbuckridge: Part 1
Bushbuckridge’s water challenges seem to be escalating daily and the last two months have been a nightmare for some communities in this area. In the last ten years the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality (BLM) has dismally failed to render potable water supply to most villages in Bushbuckridge, which resulted in many protests and marches demanding better…