Superbugs in our rivers; are they dangerous?

Superbugs in our rivers; are they dangerous?

21 MARCH, 2023 What are you doing for your PhD? My response to a non- scientist By: Mary Chibwe Degree: PhD (Water Resource Science), Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University Rivers are often places of peace and tranquillity where people relax and enjoy nature....
Why Is It So Hard to Share?

Why Is It So Hard to Share?

08 FEBRUARY, 2023 I was looking for a site for the skip at the Fitchat Street Bridge when a man came along the bank of the river and prepared to throw an entire lemon tree into the river. “Please don’t!” I said. “We’re bringing a skip tomorrow and if you leave the...
When is a River a River?

When is a River a River?

02 AUGUST, 2022 “If you were born in Grahamstown/Makhanda less than 25 years ago, and have never been out of the town, you have never seen a river.” So said the (now retired) school-teacher, Ntombomzi Monakali (pictured here) from Fikizolo Primary School who worked...
Are they really ‘rivers’?

Are they really ‘rivers’?

27 JUNE, 2022 “If you were born in Grahamstown/Makhanda less than 20 years ago, and have never been out of the town, you have never seen a river.” So said the (now retired) schoolteacher, Ntombomzi Monakali from Fikizolo Primary School who worked with me right at the...
Covid Couldn’t Stop the Cleaning

Covid Couldn’t Stop the Cleaning

13 MAY, 2022 July 2020 Covid hard lockdown eased, and we headed off to Vukani. Two bridges cross the tributary that runs from two springs at the head of the valley, down the grassy slopes to join the Bloukrans River on its way to Port Alfred. The lower bridge is too...