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MINISTERIAL EVENTS |
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Date |
Event |
Province |
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27 March |
This will be the launch event for Water Week 2006. The event is arranged by DWAF
in partnership with Ditou Municipality, TCTA Chevron and IMESA. It will focus on
draught and water saving. The programme is going to be separated into two parts.
It is going to be a school and youth programme in one venue and an industry and
community programme at the main venue. A programme will still accommodate
interactive presentations and exhibitions. There will be an exhibition of water
saving devices. |
Western Cape - Plettenberg Bay MPCC |
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28 March |
This event in Mount Elliff, Alferd Nzo Municipality will be raising awareness
linking with 2020 vision for Water and Sanitation Programme. There will be
visits to sanitation zones. |
Eastern Cape - Alfred Nzo Municipality, Mount Elliff |
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29 March |
Signing of MOU between DWAF and Environmental Affairs, handing out Baswa Le
Meetse awards to the provincial winners. |
Free State - Gariep |
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31 March |
Event to mark the Mid Block water project for Ekuruhleni metro.
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Gauteng - Vosloorus |
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PROVINCIAL EVENTS |
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Eastern Cape |
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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20 March
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Watberg Village
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Joint event focusing on issues of water supply in a water stressed area
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RSS will conduct door-to-door campaign to raise awareness around scarcity of
water in the area.
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Chris Hani District Municipality, Emahlathi Local Municipality & Rural Support
services
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22 March
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Water Week event at the Watberg High School
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Joint event focusing on issues of water supply in a water stressed area
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Chris Hani District Municipality, Emahlathi Local Municipality & Rural Support
Services
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22 & 24 March
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Mkapusi Health Centre (CLINIC)
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Health and Hygiene awareness linking to Water Week.
Visit to Zingquthu High School
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Speeches, distribution of materials, practical exercises
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Lukhanji Local Municipality, Chris Hani DM, DWAF, RSS
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20 - 25 March |
Grahamstown
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Exhibition focusing on River Health Programme, 2020 Vision for Water &
Sanitation Programme and other displays
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Water testing demonstrations, Water treatment, distribution of 2020 kits etc
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Grahamstown Arts and Culture Festiva,. Dep of Arts & Culture
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23 March |
East London (Nahoon Dam)
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- DWAF (to display sanitation and river monitoring related issues)
- Amatola Water - Scientific Services (physical demonstrations
- Amatola Water - DVD on the water treatment plant at Nahoon Dam
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Amatola Water & DWAF
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23 March |
Venue to be announced
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Visits to sanitation centers
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Exchanging ideas about good practices in sanitation projects.
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Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Provincial Sanitation Unit
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Free State |
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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27 March |
Frankfort
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River cleaning campaign and wash
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Cleaning of river, water awareness and wash campaign
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Fezile Dambi
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28 March |
Bloemfontein |
Radio talk show Lesedi FM and Masupatsela community radio |
Trial run for Minister's event |
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29 March |
Thaba N'chu |
Water harvesting
Provincial Event |
Wash campaign and water conservation.
Baswa le meetse award giving |
Lejweleputswa
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30 March |
Qwa-Qwa |
River cleaning |
Cleaning of river, water awareness and wash campaign |
Thabo Mofutsanyane
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31 March |
Ladybrand
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River cleaning
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River cleaning and water awareness including health hygiene Wash
|
Motheo
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1 April |
Vanderkloof Dam
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Water awareness
Wash and hygiene awareness campaign |
Water festival, tag of war, volleyball, flea market, tour dam wall and boating |
Xhariep
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Gauteng |
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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22 - 24 March
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Pretoria Zoo
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Grade 4 - 7 (Water for Growth) |
- Tap fixing
- Water Pollution
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National Zoological Gardens
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20 - 24 March
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Shoshanguve Schools x 5
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Primary
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E.E. Team 'Play' |
Working for water
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21 April
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Shoshanguve River to be identified
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Community / School
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River Clean up
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Working for water
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20 March
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Sci-Bono Discovery, Newtown
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Fun and Conservation for learners
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Water show, water competition, talks, water rocket and water exhibition. Each
learner will get water sachets and take home activities
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Sci-Bono Discovery Centre
(Johannesburg Marshalltown)
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21 March
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Sci-Bono Discovery, Newtown
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Fun and safety and conservation and water use for general public
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Water show, water competition, talks, water rockets and water exhibition. Each
visitor will get water sachets and take home activities
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22 March
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Sci-Bono Discovery, Newtown
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Safety and water borne diseases, floods and sinkholes for learners and educators
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Water Exhibition, water show and workshops. Each learner will get water sachets
and take home activities
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23 March
Meteorological Day
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Sci-Bono Discovery, Newtown
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Weather Day Rain, rainbows, earthfs water distribution for learners and
educators
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Water Exhibition, water show and workshop including Meteorological Day
activities. Each learner will get water sachets and take home activities on fun
with water
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24 March
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Sci-Bono Discovery, Newtown
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Careers in Water, water use information, Water cycle
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Exhibition, water show and workshops. Each learner will get water sachets
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29 March |
ODI Stadium, Mabopane
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National Water Week
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A fun-filled, educational event to celebrate & educate the +5000 children about
the importance of water
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City of Tshwane Metropolitan (Water & Sanitation Division. (Stakeholders: Rand
Water, Magalies Water & ODI
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KwaZulu-Natal |
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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Whole month of March
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Unizulu Science Center
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Matrics from surrounding areas
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- Science Show
- Careers center
- Outdoor adventure
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Mhlathuze
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20 - 24 March
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Midmar dam
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Aids orphans
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- Water conservation
Working for Water
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Howick/Pietermaritzburg
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20 - 24 March
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UShaka Water World
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Schools
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Water conservation
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eThekwini Municipality
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21 March
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Dennis Hurley Hall
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Local community
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Numerous including a tree planning and street name change
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Durban
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21 March
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Not finalized
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School and Community
|
- Hygiene and Sanitation
- Water Quality
- Water Conservation
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Indwedwe
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22 March
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Not finalized
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Schools and Community
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- Hygiene and Sanitation
- Water Quality
- Water Conservation
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Tongaat
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Not fixed yet
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Wasbank
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Community schools
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Water quality
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Dundee
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23 March
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Driefontein (Ekuphayikeni)
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Schools
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Conservation & growth
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Ladysmith Local Municipality
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23 March
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Not finalized
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Schools and Community
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- Hygiene and Sanitation
- Water Quality
- Water Conservation
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Kwadukuza
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24 March
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Osizweni (Ladysmith)
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Schools
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Conservation & growth
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AmaJuba District Municipality
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Limpopo |
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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20 March
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Jongilanga Traditional Authority, Shimhungwe Village
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Community at large
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Provincial Event: Water Conservation, Health and Hygiene
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Bohlabela District
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22 March |
Lephalale Minicipality
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Local Community
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District Event: Water Conservation, Health and Hygiene, Combating Alien
Vegetation
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Vhembe
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22 March |
Venue to be confirmed
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Local community
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Water Conservation, Health and Hygiene
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Sekhukhune
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23 March |
Lephalale Minicipality
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Local Community
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District Event: Water Conservation, Health and Hygiene, Combating Alien
Vegetation
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Waterberg District
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23 March |
Venue to be confirmed
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Local Community
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Water Conservation
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Mopani
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24 March |
Venue to be confirmed
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Local Community
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Water conservation, Health and Hygiene
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Capricon
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Mpumalanga |
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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Witklip Dam
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School groups/ Enviro- clubs
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- Arts Competition
- Measuring of dam leve ls
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Ehlanzeni
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23 March
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Blyde River
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School groups/ Enviro- clubs/ community
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- River clean up
- Arts Competition
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Thaba Chweu
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24 March
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Crocodile River
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Schools/ Enviro-clubs/ community
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- River clean up
- Competition
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Inkomazi
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North West |
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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17 March |
Lethabong Community Hall |
Water Conservation Workshop |
Intensive capacity building on water conservation, basic technical skills on how
to fix leaking taps etc. This workshop will minimize/alleviate the following
identified problems:
- Illegal Connection
- High Consumption and unaccounted water
- Zero payment of tariffs
- Repair leaks. Water conservation 'Water week' is aimed at schools & at rural
areas. Children can do a good job of teaching their parents, thus school
campaigns educate parents via children, with water included in school syllabus.
Poster campaigns, competitions, stamps & stickers provide fun methods for
teaching children (South Africa) the following schools have been identified to
participate
- Rethusegile Secondary School - Fapha Primary School
- Noka Ya Lerato Primary School
- Barelwanedi Primary School
- Ruskraal Primary School
- Iketletso Secondary School
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Rusternburg Local Municipality |
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20 March
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Rand Water Treatment plant
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Educational tour to Rand Water treatment plant by learners
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Information sharing on water resources protection and management
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Rusternburg Local Municipality
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20/02/06
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Ruskraal Primary School
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Site Visit
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Information sharing on water resources protection and management |
Bojanala District
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24 March
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Vaalkop treatment plant
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Educational Tour to Magalies Water (Vaalkop) schools to be identified
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Information sharing on water resources protection and management
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Bojanala District
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27-28/03/04
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Vaalkop Treatment plant
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Educational Tour to Magalies Water (Vaalkop) the following schools have been
identified to participate:
- Chaneng Primary School
- Rasimone Primary School
- Bonwakgogo Primary School
- Boskhoek Primary School
- Mafenya Middle School
- Charora High School
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Information sharing on water resources protection and management |
Bojanala District
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Northern Cape |
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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22 March |
Pampierstad/Phokwane
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Water & Sanitation Health & Hygiene.
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Awareness
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Frances Baard
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Western Cape |
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
27, 29, 31 March
07:00 - 18:00
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- To Deck (Strand Street)
- Khayelitsha
- Bellville
- Nyanga
- Mowbray
- Worcester, contact Cornelius Slinger - (023)802 5600
- Clanwilliam - Nosie Majola
- George(3), contact Maarda (044) 802 2700 |
- WASH messaging
- River Health, Greywater & Pollution
- Water & Sanitation Wall ChartTarget Audience: Commuters (Low and middle income
LSM 1-6), all races, three languages of the Region.
- National Water Resources Strategy
- National Water Act |
Live Gazebos, and Audio Visual Footage
Inter-active communication |
Key Commuter Points Roadshows- "taking DWAF initiatives to the streets of the
Western Cape" |
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27 - 31 March
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Presidential Nodal Points (Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, and Beaufort West)
Khayelitsha
- Ezindlovini (Public Meeting)
- TR (Bonga Road)
- D2D-Enkanini/ Monwabisi (PM)
- Tsepe Tsepe (D2D)
- BM (PM)
- SST (PM)
- QQ (D2D)
- Lindelani Guava (D2D)
- DT (Site 2)
- Roadshow area
Mitchells Plain
Beaufort West
Public Access Point/ Info Centers and Libraries for display
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- WASH
- River Health, Greywater & Pollution (LSM 1 - 6) |
Door 2 Doors with DoH (Social Capital) implementing with 61 warm bodies. |
DoH (Social Capital) Door 2 Door Campaigns & Public Meetings "Forging
Partnerships to tackle Water-Bourne Diseases", DoH - implementing Agent |
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27 - 31 March
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Western Cape Post Offices |
Public |
Material |
SAPO Deal |
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27 March |
Plettenberg Bay Piesang Valley Community Hall |
Water Saving Devices (Exhibition) |
Main Program and Expos for Industry, Business and Communities
Separate edutainment for learners and the youth, organizers (Bitou 12) |
Main Ministerial Event, with (DWAF National, Regional and Bitou Municipality) |
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28 March
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Laingsberg |
Exhibitions and Program (Ways to save water) |
Main Program and Expos- targeting Communities and Civil Society
Learner's Programme (Schools within Laingsberg) |
Event 2 (DWAF with Laingsberg Municipality)
Mr. Oerson - 083 413 9660 |
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Regional Partnering Events supported by DWAF
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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20 - 26 March
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Franshoek |
Learners and Schools in Franshoek (Grade 10) |
School Events |
TCTA |
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20 - 27 March
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Paarl and Wellington Mall |
Public |
Exhibitions |
Drakenstein Municipality
(Harold Hendricks - 082 497 8886) |
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22 March
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Wemmershoek Dam Visit |
Learners (160) |
Visit |
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23 March
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Swartland Purification Works |
Learners(160) |
Visit |
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24 March
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Closing Water Week Function |
Public and Learners |
Event in Partnership with DWAF |
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March
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Blomvlei River
The Lotus River
The Khayelitsha Wetland Park Development |
Public and Learners |
Creating awareness of existing River Clean and Green Projects |
Department: Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
(Janine van Rooyen - (021) 483 2715) |
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20 March
|
Gugulethu |
Public |
Water Leaks Project Event |
City of Cape Town |
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22 - 23 March
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Civic Center |
Public and Learners |
Exhibitions |
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24 March
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Adderley Street |
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Water-wise Planting Ceremony |
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29 - 30 March
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Shopping Mall (Brackenfell) |
Public and Learners |
Promos |
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Corporate Events supported by DWAF
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Date |
Venue |
Focus |
Activities |
Host/District |
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29 March
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Chevron Refinery |
Milnerton Community |
Community, Business and Civil Society (Milnerton Community) |
Chevron-ImproChem Launch (Closed-shop event, by invite only)
Phumi Nhlapo - 082 442 4414 |
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31 March Time: 12:00- 14:00
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Cnr. Searle and Pontact street, Woodstock |
Clicks and DWAF interns |
"What DWAF is up to" |
New Clicks SA Tanya Olivier - 072 026 5568
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27 - 31 March
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Brackenfell |
Consumers |
Exhibition Stand |
Pick n Pay (Brackenfell) |