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A proposed water sector plan for the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
(North-West University, 2013)
The recent reform of potable water service provisioning by means of the promulgation of the Water Services Act 108 of 1997 and the National Water Act 36 of 1998 in South Africa has started a process of addressing the ...
Effects of cooperative governance in the sewage treatment works in the upper Vaal River
(North-West University, 2012)
The Upper Vaal Water Management Area (Upper Vaal WMA) lies in the eastern interior of South Africa. This WMA includes the Vaal, Klip, Wilge, Liebenbergsvlei and Mooi Rivers and extends to the confluence of the Mooi and ...
Determining attainable ecological quality requirements for the Upper Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment, based on human community requirements : the case of Bekkersdal
(2015)
In order for an economy to survive and thrive it requires resources. Water is a resource that not only the economy is dependent on but also ecological and human communities. The deteriorated state of South African rivers ...
An analysis of water-related sustainability disclosure of Socially Responsible Investment-indexed JSE-listed companies
(2015)
South Africa is facing a water crisis in terms of the scarcity and the quality of its water. Considering this water-constrained future it is evident that companies in South Africa should pay attention to the pristine ...
Towards the development of an integrated governance mechanisms for recurrent drought in the North West Province, Republic of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
This study probed methods that might be applicable in developing an integrated governance mechanism for recurrent drought experienced in the North-West Province. Globally drought is considered a temporal and unusual behaviour ...
Sources, pathways, exposures and hazards of perfluorinated chemicals in the Orange River Catchment
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can be classified as widely distributed organic compounds,
sharing a suite of physical and chemical properties, occurring in all environmental compartments
with serious toxicological ...
The Public Trust Doctrine in the South African Water Law : does the Inter Vivos Trust-shoe fit?
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
With the promulgation of the National Water Act 36 of 1998, the South African water law changed dramatically. In order to restore the irregularities of the apartheid regime, the national government has been appointed to ...
Investigating the challenges of sustainable rehabilitation by selected mining companies in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
This study determined the most important environmental rehabilitation challenges that mining houses and mining contractors are faced with today in order to maintain positive production results for stake - and shareholders ...
Water as public property : a parallel evaluation of South African and German law
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
With the introduction of the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA) in South Africa’s water regulatory regime, the foundations of the country’s existing water law system changed fundamentally. The NWA was promulgated with the ...
Effects of increased heat and drought stress approximating climate warming on the reproduction, photosynthesis and growth of Proteaceae species in a southern African Mediterranean climate ecosystem
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
In this research project, the effects of warming and drought on three Proteaceae species (Protea repens, Protea laurifolia, Leucadendron laureolum) were investigated through various monitoring and experimental studies on ...