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There was a Recycling Fashion Show at Mfuleni Technical Academy hosted by the learners in the Environmental School on the 1st of November 2024. The Recycling Fashion Show was done to create awareness on...
by the Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG) The water crisis is something that civil society have been warning government about for decades and much like the electricity crisis, we do not see government...
BY December Ndhlovu The Mpumalanga Water Caucus (MPWC) has been given an opportunity to temporarily employ 50 people in Bushbuckridge to do river cleaning, establish an agroecology farm and land restoration...
BY December Ndhlovu In Mpumalanga, we are working with the Ten Trees project, an initiative started by Project Biome. Project Biome refers to itself as a connecting tissue of the organizations that work...
By Anne Plaatjies-Hanase The twenty-first session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 21) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) took...
By Nick Hamer In 2023 EMG participated in a process with other Southern Hemisphere civil society organisations to advocate for developing world concerns being centered in Just Transition implementation....
BY Apiwe Mdunyelwa 7 December 2023 In a collaborative effort, six environmental club learners, three from the School of Arts – Fairdale 2 High School and three from Bardale High, embarked on a transformative...
by Afika Ndlela Introduction: The Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) Young Water Professionals (YWP-ZA) Programme in South Africa is dedicated to fostering meaningful connections among individuals...
BY AFIKA NDLELA, LILO MXAKA, SOPHUMLA NTOYABO EMG Team Afika, Apiwe, Lilo, Mandy and Sophumla facilitated the programme of the EcoPolitics School which was held from November 14-16, 2023 at the Nicol Hotel...
by BARDALE HIGH SCHOOL – ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB The Kuils River Catchment accommodates a large number of people living in the Western Cape. It originates from the Durbanville Hills, goes through Bellville...
BY Manzomthombo High School ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB Wetlands are special places where water sticks around for a while. Some are always wet, while others get soaked seasonally. They’re home to different...
We as the students of, Fairdale High School No.1 have been given the platform and opportunity to join the family of EMG. EMG is a non-governmental organisation, that strives to encourage and empower young...
by Mfuleni Technical Academy Introduction For one to be great when it comes to implementing recycling initiatives and manage waste better, a great kind of knowledge is required. When we speak of ‘great...
MEDIA ALERT & INVITE: Communities across the country embark on a water testing at locations across the country tomorrow 21 September – activating citizen science for World Water Monitoring Day and...
by Mandy Moussouris EMG/SPP Activist Connect Social To say that the current challenges facing humanity are daunting, is frankly, an understatement. As a non-profit organization focused on trying to address...
Research and written by Ulrika Runsala (OPC) Edited by Nick Hamer / june 2023 Abstract Since the “green revolution” in the 1950 and 1960s, there have been environmental losses because of intensive food...
Download Booklet: Food for People, Farming for Planet We thank all the farmers, organisations and sponsors for their content, time and collaboration in producing this resource – in partnership with...
18 MAY 2023
Western Cape farmers came together at Isivivana Centre to discuss land access and related challenges, and plan actions.
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NO TO GM WHEAT IN SOUTH AFRICA! first published by African Centre for Biosafety NO TO GM WHEAT IN SOUTH AFRICA!: We call on the government to reverse approval of GM wheat into our country Thank you to...
REPORTS By December Ndlovhu & BAFANA HLATSHWAYO The MPWC is a network of organisations, individuals, and institutions that have an interest in and knowledge of water and environmental conservation....
On Saturday 18 February 2023, eco-club school learners, farmers, community members and water activists in Mfuleni and Makhaza led a mass clean-up of parts of the Kuils River Catchment Area to highlight...
“MASS RIVER CLEAN-UP TO BREATHE NEW LIFE (AND HOPE) INTO KUILS RIVER CATCHMENT AREA” Pupils from Mfuleni Technical School are gearing up for the mass river and wetlands clean up in Mfuleni and Makhaza...
by Apiwe Mdunyelwa – SAWC coordinator Transparency and accountability are necessary values for social movement building, especially in the expansive network of various community organizations and...
Ms Thoko Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development In copy Mr Mooketsa Ramasodi, Director General, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Nkosi Zwelivelile...
The South African Water Caucus [SAWC] mourns the loss of Sis Mazoe deeply. Siz Mazoe was an integral part of the Eastern Cape Water Caucus, Eco Design Education, and local projects like Makhaza Food Growers...
by Nick Hamer The Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan [JETIP] is outlined in a highly technical, 220-page report. On the one hand, the plan outlines the need for R1.5 trillion over the next 5 years,...
WC farmers came together for a dialogue on food systems at Isivivana Centre, Khayelitha
by Apiwe Mdunyelwa Transparency and accountability are necessary values for social movement building, especially in the expansive network of various community organisations and stakeholders that SAWC consists...
by December NdhlovuVenue: Rooiboklaagte, Bushbuckridge Day 1 I went to a field visit with the Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG) colleagues Afika and Anne, to Acornhoek RDP village to meet the Permaculture...
INTRODUCTION The National Water Resource Strategy (NWRS) is the legal instrument and is recognised as the primary mechanism to manage water across all sectors of society towards achieving National Government’s...
On 31 August every year for the past two decades, we have marked African Traditional Medicine (ATM) Day, to honour the integral role of traditional medicine in the health and welfare of generations of...
by December Ndhlovu The MPWC has been involved in illegal waste and river cleaning since 2009. We have adopted a nearby river called Nwaritsane River, and we have also adopted an illegal dumping site just...
by December Ndhlovu The Sabie and Sand Catchment Management Forum (CMF) is a multi-stakeholder platform where community members, emerging farmers, farmers, civil society organisations, Department of Water...
by December Ndhlovu Mpumalanga Water Caucus (MPWC) Lowveld region held the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) revival workshop on the 17th of July 2022 in Steenbok, Nkomazi. The meeting was attended by...
by December Ndhlovu The MPWC celebrated World Water Day and International Day of Action for Rivers on the 15th of July 2022 by gathering at Bushbuckridge. The group was comprised of 25 people: youth (male...
Civil society organising and advocating for more action, less talk! by Anne Plaatjies- Hanase The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification...
by Ludwe Majiza and Thabo Lusithi We have been promoting sustainable alternatives and climate change resilience in Ngqushwa Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa since 2011, including...
by Mandy Moussouris In partnership with OPIC and ABF – from the 30th of May to the 10th of June, EMG’s Nick Hamer, Mandy Moussouris and December Ndhlovu were in Sweden as part of a solidarity exchange...
by Katy Link South Africa is often referred to as ‘the world’s most unequal country’, where a large part of the population lives without basic amenities such as access to clean and safe water. Cape Town’s...
by Afika Ndlela Mfuleni Technical College is the newest school is to join the environmental club’s education activity, kicking off their planned activities for the year with an International Earth Day...