Om indringerplante onder beheer te bring is een van die belangrikste dinge wat ons kan doen om Suid-Afrika se natuurlike waterbronne te beskerm. Volgens WWF Suid-Afrika se Water Gains Calculator Tool is daar in 2025 meer as 3,3 miljard liter water herwin net deur 1 367 ha se indringerplante in die Wes-Kaap te verwyder.
In what has become aptly known as Project Popeye, SAB, will be developing a commercial 2000m2 drip irrigation system, that will help a local business sustainably grow spinach in raised beds.
South Africa is among the world’s 17 megadiverse countries containing the majority of the planet’s species and is home to iconic wildlife such as the Big 5. These animals are not only famous around the world but remain major tourism drivers, making them crucial to the local economy.
The profound after-shock on tourism wrought by Covid 19 should not be taken as a signal of defeat, says organiser of the annual Wine & Food Tourism Awards, Margi Biggs. “As traumatic and disruptive as the effects have been on the entire tourism industry supply chain, there is a lot we can do to improve our offerings.
