Water Week: South Africa needs a ‘new normal’ if water security is to be guaranteed for its citizens
Issued by C3 Communications, 3/18/2024 4:01:00 PM
South Africans need a ‘new-normal’ when it comes to water — they need to become water-conscious and water-conservationist if they are to enjoy water security in their future.
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Compostable and biodegradable packaging — ‘silver bullets’ or ‘greenwashers’?
Issued by C3 Communications, 1/25/2024 8:03:00 AM
Compostable and biodegradable packaging may not deserve the ‘green’ image they have been credited with worldwide and locally.
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Holidaying in SA this December — ensure you have safe drinking water
Issued by C3 Communications, 12/12/2023 3:58:00 PM
Three separate audit reports have shown that over 50% of South Africa’s municipal water systems are not treated to safe drinking standards.
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Know the water you drink — the hidden dangers of the water you buy in retail and restaurants
Issued by C3 Communications, 10/30/2023 1:29:00 PM
Given the questionable state of the water many of South Africa’s municipalities are distributing via the ‘tap’ system, it is not surprising the country’s citizens are seeking alternatives.
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From South Africa with love: Bokomo's special UK Heritage Day delivery
Issued by C3 Communications, 9/20/2023 11:56:00 AM
With over 300,000 South Africans calling the United Kingdom home, it's no secret that living abroad comes with its share of longing for the taste of home.
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Your lesson for World Cleanup Day — when you recycle your PET bottles, put nothing in the bottle
Issued by C3 Communications, 9/5/2023 7:55:00 AM
Our country’s post-consumer recycling rates for beverage bottles are high but they could be higher if South Africans would learn one simple rule — put nothing in the bottle.
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Make escrow a legal requirement for doing business with SA’s governments, municipalities
Issued by C3 Communications, 7/4/2023 7:30:00 AM
Should information technology companies seeking to do business with South Africa’s governments and municipalities be compelled by law to place their source code in escrow?
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‘Think local’ for solutions to South Africa’s plastic pollution
Issued by C3 Communications, 6/4/2023 1:44:00 PM
South Africans who are serious about being part of the solution when it comes to the country’s plastic pollution must ‘think local’ and not adopt technologies embraced by developed nations in the northern hemisphere.
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Tenuous at best — new report blames a product for governments’ lack of delivery
Issued by C3 Communications, 5/25/2023 7:35:00 AM
"Tenuous at best, passing the buck at worst," is the reaction from South African National Bottled Water Association CEO, Charlotte Metcalf, to a report shifting the blame for the lack of progress towards safe drinking water for all.
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Earth Day 2023 — Five small changes can make South Africa’s water resources last
Issued by C3 Communications, 4/17/2023 3:04:00 PM
The primary objective of Earth Day, celebrated globally on April 22 this year, is to promote sustainability and conservation with projects focusing on carbon emissions, protecting endangered species and the preservation of habitats.
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