DATE OF EVENT

PROVINCE

TYPE OF EVENT

VENUE, AREA

DETAILS

JANUARY

EASTERN CAPE

PROVINCIAL SCHOOLS COMPETITION

SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE REQUESTED TO DO PLAYS, ART OR MUSIC ON WATER AND SANITATION.

10 - 28 FEBRUARY

EASTERN CAPE

AWARENESS PROGRAMME
WASH CAMPAIGN LAUNCH

QUEENSTOWN,
CALA, LADY FRERE

• IMBIZO’S / DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER
  INFORMING THE COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE PLANNED WATER WEEK FESTIVAL
  THE AREA TARGETED BECAUSE CALA WAS DECLARD A DISASTER ARE

01 – 08
MARCH

EASTERN CAPE

• WASH CAMPAIGN

NOT CONFIRMED

• PART OF THE AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON SANITATION PROBLEMS (CHOLERA)

03 – 15
MARCH

EASTERN CAPE

• RADIO COMPETITION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
  DISPLAY OF DWAF AND WATER WEEK INFORMATION
  EC MEDIA RELEASE
  GALA DINNER

EAST LONDON, CALA, KWT, UMTATA
(EXACT VENUES TO BE DECIDED)

• DIFFERENT LIBRARIES AROUND THE REGION
  PART OF THE AWARENESS PROGRAMME
  FORMAL DINNER WHERE A TOPIC ON E/CAPE WATER QUALITY THREATS WILL BE PRESENTD TO FARMERS, INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINEES PEOPLE, CONSULTANTS, POLITICIANS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC

17 – 19 MARCH

EASTERN CAPE

WORKSHOPS

EAST LONDON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

AMATOLA WATER BOARD PROGRAM
(STILL AT INITIAL STAGES-NO CONFIRMATION YET)

17 MARCH

EASTERN CAPE

WATER CONSERVATION WORKSHOP

MIDDELBURG MUNICIPALITY & CRADOCK PRISON

TALKS BY DWAF STAFF

18 MARCH

EASTERN CAPE

CRADOCK FUN DAY

KOMMANDODRIFT NATURE RESERVE

TALKS

19 MARCH

EASTERN CAPE

WATER CONSERVATION WORKSHOP

STEYNSBURG

WATER GAMES, VISIT AROUND THE PARK, TEAM BUILDING GAMES

20 MARCH

EASTERN CAPE

• WASH AWARENESS
  PROMOTION OF: PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, NON VANDALISM OF SCHEMES, ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE & CONTRIBUTE TO INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

BIZANA & LUSIKISIKI

20 – 21 MARCH

EASTERN CAPE

• WATER WEEK FESTIVAL
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  WATER, SANITATION AND HEALTH EDUCATION

BISHO STADIUM / BULEMBU AIRPORT







MEDICROSS HOSPITAL

STALL FROM GOVT. DEPARTMENTS
STALL FROM DWAF
STALL FROM PARASTATALS
STALLS FROM EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
WATER FOR FOOD STALL (DIFFERENT CULTURAL MENU’S)
WATER STALL

22 MARCH

EASTERN CAPE

SANITATION DAY

NOT CONFIRMED

WASH CAMPAIGN / SANITATION PROGRAMME

10 – 14
MARCH

GAUTENG

ACTIVITIES AT DIFFERENT VENUES AROUND TSHWANE AREAWILL BE HELD TO PROMOTE WATER CONSERVATION AS WELL AS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WETLANDS.

TSHWANE ENVIRO CENTRE

A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS WILL BE INVITED TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES: SWARTKOP LAPA, MORETELE PARK, PRETORIA ZOO, BOTANICAL GARDENS

14 MARCH

GAUTENG: TSHWANE ENVIRO CENTRE

YOUTH CAMP

CULLINAN

17 – 24 MARCH

GAUTENG: JOHANNESBURG WATER

AWARENESS BUILDING

JOHANNESBURG WATER

17 – 19 MARCH

GAUTENG – TUGELA VAAL

A TOUR OF THE PUMP STATION AND A 30 MINUTE VIDEO ABOUT THE WATER SCHEMES.

TUGELA VAAL

LOCAL SCHOOLS AND LOCAL HOLIDAY RESORTS WILL BE INVITED

19 MARCH

GAUTENG: RAND WATER

LAUNCHING OF THE WATER WISE ROSE, THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH THE PROVINCIAL LAUNCH OF WATER WEEK

THOKOZA PARK: SOWETO

ALL STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE INVOLVED

20 MARCH

GAUTENG

FUN WALK – START AT ESKOM VISITORS CENTRE AND FINISH AT TUGELAVAAL AND SINGING COMPETITION.

21 MARCH

GAUTENG: TSHWANE ENVIRO CENTRE

TOUR

ZAMBEZI

21 MARCH

GAUTENG: RAND WATER

WATER WISE CONCERT

VAAL RIVER

24 MARCH

GAUTENG: TSHWANE ENVIRO CENTRE

YOUTH CAMP FOR WETLANDS

TO BE CONF.

GAUTENG: BOSKOP

SOCIAL EVENT
FUN RUN AND QUESTIONAIRES AT SCHOOLS

GAUTENG: USUTU VAAL

CAMPAIGN

SCHOOLS IN STANDERTON AREA

A CAMPAIGN WHERE DWAF OFFICIALS WILL VISIT THE SCHOOLS IN THE STANDERTON AREA TO GIVE A SHORT DESCRIPTION ON WORKING FOR DWAF, GIVE AN INDICATION OF WORK OPPORTUNITIES WITH DWAF, DISCUSS TRAINING AND EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOBS. (THIS WILL AFFECT SUBJECT CHOICES)
GRADE 7 AND 9 WILL BE TARGETED.
A TEN-MINUTE VIDEOTAPE WILL BE PREPARED FOR THE VISIT; THIS WILL FEATURE THE IMPORTANCE OF FLOOD CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE WORK.

GAUTENG

THE VAAL DAM WILL BE OPENED FOR THE PUBLIC DURING WATER WEEK

VAAL DAM

SCHOOLS CAN REGISTER TO SPEND A DAY AT THE DAM.

GAUTENG

SCHOOL VISITS DURING WATER WEEK, A CLEANING CAMPAIGN AT AMSTERDAM AREA – IDENTIFIED STREAMS TO BE CLEANED

OTHER EVENTS WILL BE HOSTED BY:
CAROLINA, PIETRETIEF AND AMSTERDAM

GAUTENG

WATER QUALITY SYSTEMS WILL BE HOSTING 4 EVENTS FOR LEARNERS.
THESE EVENTS WILL COVER THE THEMES OF WATER SAVING, SAFE SANITATION, WET-LAND PROTECTION AND WATER ECO-SYSTEMS

THE 4 EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS, NATIONAL ZOO, SWARTKOPS LAPA AND MORETELESPRUIT

GAUTENG

IN THE LEAD TO WATER WEEK, A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WILL BE FACILITATED FOR TEACHERS ON THE EVALUATION OF DWAF RESOURCE MATERIAL AND THE PRODUCTION OF LEARNING PROGRAMMES

THIS WILL BE A SERIES OF 4 WORKSHOPS AND A SHOW CASE EVENT TO BE HELD DURING WATER WEEK AT THE NATIONAL ZOO. WORKSHOPS WILL ALSO BE HELD IN THE PRETORIA AREA ON SAFE SANITATION PRACTICES.
IN JOHANNESBURG NORTH AREA, WORKSHOPS WIL BE HELD WITH THE FARM SCHOOLS TO ASSIST THEM TO UPGRADE THEIR SANITATION SYSTEMS.
A SHOWCASE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD TO HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSES. IN THE REST OF GAUTENG, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, WORKSHOPS ON THE WASH CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD

TO BE CONF.

GAUTENG

LAUNCH OF EDUCATION PROGRAMME, LAUNCH OF WATER WEEK WHERE STAKEHOLDERS CAN ATTEND AND HAVE AN INNER CITY FUN-WALK. TAP, ART AND REGIONAL SHOWBIZ COMPETITIONS WITH SCHOOLS.
TOURS TO RESERVOIRS AND TUNNELS.

17 MARCH

FREE STATE

WATER WEEK EXPO- PROVINCIAL LAUNCH OF WATER WEEK

BLOEMFONTEIN

SCHOOLS FROM ALL FIVE DISTRICTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WILL BE INVITED. VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND WATER INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE PROGRAMMES THAT ARE WATER RELATED OR EVNIRONMENTALLY RELATED WILL BE EXHIBITNG AT THE EXPO.WATER AFFAIRS, FREE STATE WILL DEAL WITH WASH, ISSUES OF HYGIENE, POLLUTED WATER, ETC.
IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ROADSHOWS

18 MARCH

FREE STATE

WASH

ROUXVILLE

19 MARCH

FREE STATE

WATER CONSERVATION, WASH

BULTFONTEIN

20 MARCH

FREE STATE

WATER CONSERVATION, WASH

CLOCOLAN

21 MARCH

FREE STATE

BIOMONITORING, POLLUTED WATER, WASH

PARYS

17 – 19 MARCH

KZN

ROAD SHOW ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

KWA MBONAMBI, MANDINI, ESHOWE, NKANDLA AND MTUBATUBA

MHLATHUZE WATER AND DWAF ARE RESPONSIBLE

17 – 20 MARCH

KZN

ROAD SHOW ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

BOTANICAL GARDENS

DURBAN METRO IS RESPONSIBLE

17 – 20 MARCH

KZN

ROAD SHOW ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

NQUTHU, NYANYADU, EMONDLO, LADYSMITH

DWAF IS RESPONSIBLE

17 – 23 MARCH

KZN

WATER AWARENESS WORKSHOP

SOUTH COAST

SAPPI IS RESPONSIBLE

17 – 23
MARCH

KZN

WATER AWARENESS WORKSHOP

BAT CENTRE

PORTNET IS RESPONSIBLE

17 – 23 MARCH

KZN

WATER AWARENESS WORKSHOP

PORT SHEPSTONE AND SOUTH COAST

DWAF AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS RESPONSIBLE (NEEP)

18 MARCH

KZN

WATER SAVING ARTS COMPETITION

DURBAN ARMY BASE

DURBAN ARMY BASE IS RESPONSIBLE

20 MARCH

KZN

WORLD OF WATER DAY

RICHARDS BAY

MHLATHUZE WATER AND DWAF IS RESPONSIBLE

KZN

OPENING OF MTHIMUDE WATER PROJECT

UGU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

UGU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY RESPONSIBLE

17 MARCH

LIMPOPO: MOPANI DISTRCT

ADOPTION OF WSDP
SITE VISIT TO SANITATION PROJECT AND MIDDLE LETABA SYSTEM

GREATER GIYANI: GIYANI STADIUM

18 MARCH

LIMPOPO:
MOPANI DISTRICT

VISIT TO MODJADJI WATER WORKS

GREATER TZANEEN: THAPANE

18 MARCH

LIMPOPO: SEKHUKHUNE DISTRICT

PROTECTION OF MOHLOTSI WETLANDS-AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
ENVIRNOMENTAL CLEANING OF THE VILLAGE.
PAY TRIBUTE TO FLAF BOSHIELO WHO WAS MURDERED IN EXILE.
COMMEMORATE TSHEPO MATLOHA WHO WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED AND DUMPED AT FLAG BASHIELO DAM. WATER CONSERVATION

GREATER MARBLE HALL:
MOHLOTSI VILLAGE

18 MARCH

LIMPOPO: SEKHUKHUNE DISTRICT

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
HEALTH AND HYGIENE

TUBATSE: MAKGAMENG NEW VILLAGE

19 MARCH

LIMPOPO: SEKHUKHUNE DISTRICT

RIVER CLEAN UP
WATER QUALITY

MAKHUDU THAMAGA:
KUTUPU VILLAGE

20 MARCH

LIMPOPO: SEKHUKHUNE
DISTRICT

WATER CONSERVATION AS A NEW PROJECT IS COMPLETE
RIVER CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN

FETAKGOMO: MAHLATSI VILLAGE

20 MARCH

LIMPOPO: WATERBERG
DISTRICT

SUPPORTING WASH CAMPAIGN
HIGHLIGHTING THE CRUCIAL LINK BETWEEN WATER AND HEALTH WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ERADICATING WATER BORNE DISEASES AND THEREBY REDUCING CHILD MORTALITY

MOOKGOPONG SQUATTER CAMPS:
LOCAL STADIUM

SQUATTER CAMPS ARE NEXT TO THE NI ROAD AND THE SANITATION PROGRAMME IS ABOUT TO BE COMPLETED

21 MARCH

LIMPOPO: VHEMBE DISTRICT

WATER CONSERVATION

THOHOYANDOU: DIDIDI PRIMARY SCHOOL

22 MARCH

LIMPOPO: SEKHUKHUNE DISTRICT

WARTER CONSERVATION
COST RECOVERY

GROBLERSDAL:
DENNILTON RDP

COST RECOVERY – PEOPLE WOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO PAY FLAT RATE WHILE WAITING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF METER READING

22 MARCH

LIMPOPO:VHEMBE DISTRICT

CHOLERA & WASH CAMPAIGN

MUTALE: DALAVHUREDZI

22 MARCH

LIMPOPO: CAPRICORN DISTRICT

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
WASH CAMPAIGN
SANITATION

AGANANG MUNICIPALITY: BOETSI SECONDARY SCHOOL

23 MARCH

LIMPOPO: VHEMBE DISTRICT

WATER CONSERVATION

MULTALE: DALAVHUREDZI SCHOOL

23 MARCH

LIMPOPO: VHEMBE DISTRICT

WATER CONSERVATION

MAKHADO: MUTSHEDZI PURIFICATION PLANT

23 MARCH

LIMPOPO: SEKHUKHUNE DISTRICT

WATER CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENT CLEANING
HEALTH AND HYGIENE

LEPELLE KUMPIE: MATHUBELE VILLAGE

17 MARCH

MPUMALANGA

OPEN DAY FOR STAFF

18 MARCH

MPUMALANGA

OFFICIAL OPENING OF DRIE KOPPIES WATER SUPPLY SCHEME

19 MARCH

MPUMALANGA

AWARD GIVING CEREMONY FOR THE PROVINCIAL WINNER OF THE BASWA LE MEETSE COMPETITION

17 MARCH

NORTHERN CAPE

NATIONAL WATER WEEK LAUNCH

RETLAMELENG

EXHIBITIONS, PARTNERS: WFW, DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND DEPT. OF EDUCATION. LINK WITH WEP AND WASH.

18 MARCH

NORTHERN CAPE

EXHIBITIONS

ROODEPAN HIGH

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS A MAJOR STAKEHOLDER. LINK WITH WEP AND WASH

20 MARCH

NORTHERN CAPE

BASWA LE MEETSE PRIZE GIVING

KIMBERLY CITY HALL

EXHIBITIONS WILL BE REQUESTED FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

14 MARCH

NORTH WEST

OPEN DAY – PUBLIC TO VISIT WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS

TEMBA AND RUSTENBURG PURIFICATION WORKS

15 MARCH

NORTH WEST

ROADSHOWS,
SITE VISIT TO WORKING FOR WATER PROJECT

RUSTENBURG
BUFFELSHOEK
CARA

THIS WILL BE DONE TO GEAR THE PUBLIC FOR BOJANALA REGIONAL EVENT ON
THE 17^TH .

17 MARCH

NORTH WEST

PRESENTATION ON WATER CONSERVATION AND WETLAND TOUR BY LEARNERS

MAFIKENG WETLANDS
(GAME RESERVE)

17 MARCH

NORTH WEST

BOJANALA REGIONAL EVENT

RATSIEPANE VILLAGE,
NEAR TEMBA

SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AWARDING OF BASWA LE MEETSE DISTRICT WINNERS, DRAMA BY TAU-SEBELE SEC SCHOOL WINNERS OF BOTH DISTRICT & PROVINCIAL COMPETITIONS

18 MARCH

NORTH WEST

ROAD SHOWS

SCHOOLS

19 MARCH

NORTH WEST

PROVINCIAL EVENT

POTCHEFSTROOM DAM

PRESENTATIONS AND SPEECHES ON SANITATION AND WATER RELATED MATTERS, LAUNCHING WASH CAMPAIGN, EXHIBITIONS, ENTERTAINMENTS – WATER CARNIVAL, FUN RUN, BOAT RIDING, FISHING COMPETITION

20 MARCH

NORTH WEST

LEARNERS TO VISIT AQUATIC WEED SITE

POTCHEFSTROOM

20 MARCH

NORTH WEST

OPEN DAY

MIDVAAL WATER COMPANY

17 MARCH

WESTERN CAPE

LAUNCH OF THE WESTERN CAPE’S FIRST STATE OF THE RIVER’S REPORT.
PRACTICAL RIVER CLEAN UP WITH SCHOOLS.
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS WITH DIFFERENT THEMES.

GOURITZ WMA, (GEORGE, MOSSEL BAY)

THE DET IS A MAJOR STAKEHOLDER IN THE STATE OF THE RIVER’S REPORT.
RE-LAUNCH OF NWW 2002 CD (WATER CONSERVATION SONG). TWO OCEANS AQUARIUM WILL RUN WORKSHOPS AROUND AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT AND MARINE ANIMALS.
LINK WITH WEP AND WASH

18 MARCH

WESTERN CAPE

JOINT NWW EVENT AT THE EDITH STEPHENS WETLAND PARK. (POSSIBLE LAUNCH OF WETLAND FORUM).
EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING GROUNDWATER MODEL, CCT’S WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES.
OPERATION FIRESTOP DEMONSTRATION BY UKUVUKA PROJECT.

BERG WMA, (PHILLIPPI/ GUGULETHU)

THIS WILL BE THE LAUNCH OF A FOUR DAYPROGRAMME INVOLVING SCHOLLS FROM EFFLUENT AND LESS EFFLUENT AREAS. THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY FEEL. THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES TO EDUCATE LEARNERS ABOUT THE VALUE OF WETLANDS.

19 MARCH

WESTERN CAPE

NWW EVENT IN RIETPOORT AND HANDOVER TASTING OF WATER FROM THE FIRST PORTABLE TAP.
THE COMMUNITY OF RIETPOORT WILL RECEIVE FRESH WATER FOR THE FIRST TIME

OLIFANTS DOORN WMA
(RIETPOORT)

FORMER MINISTER KADER ASMAL Initiated THIS R8m PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS A POVERTY RELIEF INITIATIVE, WHICH EMPLOYS MOSTLY WOMEN. RIETPOORT IS A RELATIVELY SMALL BUT IMPOVERISHED AREA.

20 MARCH

WESTERN CAPE

NWW AWARENESS RAISING EVENT.
SCHOOLS EDUCATION PROGRAMME. EXHIBITIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS

BREEDE RIVER WMA (ROBERTSON / CERES)

ROBERTSON IS A POVERTY NODE.
WFW IS STARTING FOOD GARDENS AS POVERTY RELIEF.

21 MARCH

WESTRN CAPE

NWW HUMAN RIGHTS BASH:
OPEN FAMILY DAY WITH COMPETITIONS, LIVE MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, DRAMA AND POETRY LINKED TO THE CELEBRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

V&A WATERFRONT

THE V&A HOSTS LOADS OF TOURISTS DURING THAT TIME.
THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON WATER BEING A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT,
IN AN INTERACTIVE WAY.

21 MARCH

WESTERN CAPE

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE SA NAVY BRASS BAND & SOLO COMPETITION ON THE BEST WATER SONG

SA NAVAL BASE IN SIMON’S TOWN

WESTERN CAPE

JOINT EVENT WITH SALDANHA STEEL PLANT FOR WORKERS AND CONTRACTORS

SALDANHA STEEL SITE