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7th Annual Water Stewardship Event 2021.

MyPR: 7th Annual Water Stewardship Event 2021.:


Dear Media Colleague,

Please join us at the 7th Annual Water Stewardship Event 2021.

The event is taking place virtually, over two consecutive days this year:

• 23rd November 2021: 09h00 to 13h00 (SAST)
• 24th November 2021: 09h00 to 13h30 (SAST)
• Register Here – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YcraylGXQiaxY_2pLGec5A
• Joining link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/w/87623416104?tk=VGMWHWOeuF30a2pw7P_nVn2o3SOxW9jzPmqeD0jhhDs.DQMAAAAUZsM5KBZCNlVrNTBUdFRmbXE2ZVRMQ09QTUJBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
This year’s topic “Water Stewardship in Action: A Journey to Economic Recovery”, will unpack the robust governance required to ensure a sustainable economic recovery and explore what water investments are needed to support a post COVID-19 green recovery.

In two consecutive sessions, representatives from Government, the Private Sector and Civil Society will debate these important topics and will offer different perspectives on implementing solutions:
Day 1: The focus will be on the economic regulation of water; ongoing structural reforms for economic recovery in the water sector and the economics of ecosystems. Day 1 seeks to inspire further action and collaboration on the journey to economic recovery.

Day 2: We highlight the numerous water stewardship initiatives taking place from local to national scale across the country. Day 2 seeks to showcase the different levels at which stewardship is currently occurring in South Africa, and profile the distinct work taking place at each level.

The conference will be held online – we kindly request that you RSVP by 22nd November 2021.

We look forward to hosting you at this year’s 7th Annual Water Stewardship Conference.

Date: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 and Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Time: 23 November – 09:00 to 13:00
24 November – 09:00 to 13:30 Programme

RSVP: Please click here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YcraylGXQiaxY_2pLGec5A to register for this event.

You can attend one or both days.

Kindly respond by Monday, 22 November 2021.

Kind Regards,
Tranica Ramsunder
BooST Communications
info@boostcomms.co.za
+27 72 230 8863

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The museum’s collection is staggering, housing approximately 850,000 objects that range from the prehistoric to the contemporary. It is one of the few institutions that attempts to tell the story of Southern Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age. The “Johannesburg Transformations” exhibition is the museum’s centerpiece, dragging the visitor through the chaotic evolution of the city. It doesn’t shy away from the grime; it features detailed reconstructions of “shack life,” the illegal “shebeens” (speakeasies) of the 1950s, and the vibrant but overcrowded “backyard rooms” that defined the black urban experience during Apartheid. One of its most sobering permanent displays is the “Tried for Treason” exhibit, which meticulously documents the 1956 Treason Trial. Visitors can see the portraits of all 156 accused—including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Albertina Sisulu—and read the “little red books” placed beneath each photo, where the public is invited to write their own reflections and facts about these liberation icons.

Deep within the museum’s labyrinthine halls, you’ll find specialized branches that are world-class in their own right. The Bensusan Museum of Photography sits on the top floor, acting as a shrine to the visual history of the continent. It contains everything from rare 19th-century daguerreotypes to the legendary photojournalism of the Drum magazine era. Meanwhile, the Geology Museum houses over 17,000 specimens, including a definitive collection of the rocks and minerals that made Johannesburg possible. It is a place where you can see the actual gold-bearing conglomerate reefs of the Witwatersrand up close, stripped of their commercial value and presented as scientific wonders.