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2008

KSA: Water Use and Waste Management Gets a Facelift May
WRC emerge as winners at WISA 2008 May
Yellowfish Site Visit Receives Media Attention May
WISA 2008 Biennial Conference & Exhibition: Sun City May

Yellowfish Site Visit in Mpumalanga May

Wetland Site Visit at South Africa's First World Heritage Site May
WRC Publication Explores the Link Between Water and Culture May
Wetland site visit at Lake St Lucia Apr
WRC devises schools lesson plans for water Apr
WRC contributes to National    Water Week Mar
IWRM 2008 – A Resounding Success! Mar
WRC Co-Hosts International Conference Mar
WRC Open Day Mar
WRC and WIN-SA exhibit at AfricaSAN 2008 Conference Feb
WRC Director Leads the Field   Jan
WRC launches AQUALITE- an advanced software package Jan
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2007

Press release on WRC research into Endocrine Disrupting Compounds   4 Sep
Boost for IP at the WRC  Aug
Accolade for WRC Director   Aug
International Groundwater Specialist at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site   22 Jun
The WRC @ the WISA Wastewater Management Conference  12-13 Jun
New President for WISA - a WRC Board member  07 May
IWA workshop sponsor 19 Mar
Wetland rehabilitation site visit  16 Mar
Desalination guidelines workshop  13 Mar
Smallholder irrigation training workshop   6-7 Feb
Two Streams site visit, KZN  Feb
FP7 Training Workshop  31 Jan - 2 Feb
EU Research Programme Workshop  31 Jan - 2 Feb
Fishways site visit  19 Jan
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2006

WRC Success stories
JICA Groundwater Seminar  21 Oct
OR Tambo Water Summit  17-19 Oct
ICID award for SA irrigation  Oct
Knowledge Forum  10 Oct
Sanitation Panel Discussions  10 Oct
National Press Club visit   31 Aug
SA Youth Water Prize   11 Aug
University of Venda Open Day   11 Aug
Ecotourism -The Eastern Cape Estuaries Management Programme   24 July
External Review  July
WRC Open Day  3 July
Gelvenor Textile Function   19 June
WISA Conference   22-25 May
SAfe Water Launch   9 May
PhD for Renias Dube   May
Rainwater Harvesting Festival   22-24 Mar
World Water Day celebrations   22 Mar
Short Story prize winners   7 Mar
WRC Water Services Franchising project   24 Feb
SA Fishway design   8 Feb
SARIA annual workshop in Pretoria   30 Jan - 2 Feb
Okhombe Catchment site visit    16 Jan
Dr Liphadzi at Mexico Conference   8-12 Jan

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2005

Platinum award for WRC    Dec
Rainwater harvesting    25 Nov
Prestigious award for CEO    Nov
International presentation session    Nov
New Director General of DWAF    25 Oct
WRC Project launched by Minister Sonjica   20 Oct
Knowledge Review Launch in Pretoria   3 Oct
WRC hosts Open Day in KwaZulu-Natal   1 Sep
International drive to improve water safety  Aug
Dr Stanley Liphadzi at the IWA-WISA Conference    Aug
Jatropha, the Biodiesel Tree in KZN    21 Jul
WRC staff meet the newly-appointed Board members    19 Jul  
Jay Bhagwan: Chairperson for National Water Advisory Council    Jul  
SA wins UAE International Prize for Weather Modification    Jun   
WRC @ the EcoSan Conference   23-26 May
Weather prediction model: 4-day forecasts    May
Day/Okhombe Catchment site visit    6 May
Weather prediction model: 4-day forecasts    May
Ramsar Convention, New York    11-22 Apr
Shallow Sewer Project - Ethekwini Pilot Project    15 Apr
GWRC Water Research Needs workshop (Netherlands)    13-15 Apr
New Research Manager for KSA 2   1 Apr
National Water Week   21-27 Mar
Empowerment of rural communities in the Kat River Valley   21 Mar
Biennial Groundwater Conference   7-9 Mar
SABC Career Faire: a roadshow  Feb - Aug
WRC @ the SciTech Exhibition   28 Feb - 5 Mar
New editor for the Water Wheel   21 Feb
Honour for Dr Steve Mitchell   18 Feb
African Water Laws International Conference. Final plenary statement   18 Feb
International conference: 'Water for Food and Ecosystems: Make it Happen!' Netherlands   31 Jan - 5 Feb
African Water Law Workshop   26-28 Jan
Launch of the Rhodes BioSURE® Process   18 Jan
Field Trip: Okhombe Catchment, Drakensberg area   11 Jan

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2004

Earth Report: Dakar Dialogues    Dec
WRC at the IWMI Africa Training Hub   30 Nov - 4 Dec
WRC at the Global WASH Forum   28 Nov - 2 Dec
WRC at the Biennial Stander evening, CSIR, Pretoria    21 October
Water Research Expo and launch of the WRC's 2003-2004 Knowledge Review    13 October
WRC presentation to Parliament   6 October
WRC at the SALGA Conference   26-30 September
WRC at the WARSH Fair   23-25 September
Minister Sonjica visits the WRC   20 September
Kerkplaas handover    16 September
Annual Sasol Techno X held in Sasolburg   23-28 August
Innovative franchising water services delivery option   August
African Development Bank Water Week. Theme: Building Partnerships for Water in Africa   1-3 July
Wetland Professionals Platform launched at 7th INTECOL Wetlands Conference in Utrecht   30 July
WRC Career Guide: trips to water facilities   July
Launch: Career Guide and Open Day 2004-Grahamstown, Eastern Cape   22 July
Planned Launch: Career Guide and Open Day 2004-Grahamstown, Eastern Cape   23 June
WRC at the WISA Conference   2-6 May
Launch of Listening- co-ordinated by the WRC   20 March
The KwaZulu Natal Agricultural Union   12 February
There's life in groundwater   January

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2003

Eastern Cape Estuaries Management Programme  10 December
Fishways  28 November
Water-Harvesting: Poverty Alleviation in KwaZulu-Natal  21 November
Dr Janine Adams and Estuaries   3 November
Waste Minimisation Makes Good Business Sense at Berg River Textiles  22 July
SASAqS (South African Society of Aquatic Scientists) Silver Medal Awarded to Steve Mitchell  8 July
Launch: Guides of the Freshwater Invertebrates of Southern Africa   27 June
SASAqS/ZSSA Conference  25 June
Empowerment of rural communities in the Kat River Valley  June
Rehabilitation Techniques and the Management of Degraded catchments  3 June
Leakage Reduction through Pressure Management in Khayelitsha, Western Cape, South Africa  7 May
Transfer of the MRL-5 Weather Radar Facility from the Water Research Commission to the South African Weather Service    26 February
Regional Training Workshop on Gender Analysis in Farmer’s Water Management   25 February
WRC-sponsored Research at Inorganic Porous Media Group at University of the Western Cape  13 February
Phytoplankton Primary Production and Community Structure of Two Temporarily Closed Estuaries  29 January
Clouds on Tap  6 January
Cyanobacteria Monitoring Getting Sophisticated  6 January
The Fluoridation of Water in South Africa  6 January
Flamingos – Nature’s Seal of Approval  6 January
Fog-water Collection: Implementation of an Operational Prototype System  3 January
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2002

Modelling Variability in the Agulhas Current System and its Influence on South Africa’s Climate   14 November
Leak Management: Benchmarking of leakage for Water Suppliers in SA  14 November
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