KZN Yellowfish Project: Understanding our fish
"It takes a moment to hook a fish... ...but that fish has taken its life-time to end up on your line!" The KwaZulu-Natal yellowfish or “Scalies” are well sought after…
Real-time monitoring reveals high levels of pollution in Dusi River
The readings confirmed significant faecal contamination and mirrored previous results recorded by uMngeni-uThukela Water. Alarmingly high levels of E. coli have been detected in the Dusi River during the launch…
A Rapid Assessment of Water Security in the Greater uMngeni River Basin
This project is a very brief assessment of water security and water insecurity in the Greater uMngeni River Basin – the main issues; the causes and consequences of these issues,…
Monitoring South Africa’s “Water Towers”: The state of the Southern Drakensberg Strategic Water Source Area
Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSA) are areas that supply a disproportionally high volume of surface runoff relative to the area they occupy. These “Water Towers” cover 8% of South Africa…
Water Quality Costing Framework
The INR was awarded a research project through a Water Research Commission (WRC) solicited call entitled: “CONCEPT NOTE 10 : A Research Framework to accurately determine the financial impact of…