YOUR CHOICE YOUR VOICE
Public participation is a much-traversed topic. So why is it necessary to discussed again? Because in the author’s view (and experience), it is one of the general citizen’s powerful tools […]
Entries by INA BEZUIDENHOUT
Together for Science for Health
It is no secret that various factors associated with human interventions pose a risk to health. And we ask ourselves – what does science and health have in common? The […]
New Year, New Plans, Same You?
As we welcome another year, it’s natural to feel both hopeful and uncertain. The calendar may change, but many of our circumstances remain stubbornly familiar. We’re still working with the […]
Environmental offset schemes: solution or second-place trade-off?
The recent development application submitted for our neighbour suburb, Alwyndal that entails an environmental trade off scheme introduced this concept in our community. But what is an environmental trade-off scheme […]
Let’s talk Sustainability
Are you familiar with the term “Earth Overshoot Day”? If not, Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s consumption of natural resources exceeds the planet’s ability to regenerate these […]
Scaling the Wall of Laws
Quite often we are not satisfied with conditions in our immediate community. We bought a property where we think we will live in peace and enjoy our surroundings. But then […]
Honey, our world is shrinking!
Do you recall the lyrics of the Bee Gee song: “When we were small, and Christmas trees were tall…”? Well, now that we are tall, our neighbourhoods seem pretty small. […]
Ripples on the Water
The earth has travelled around the sun again. We are heading into the crazy, sun-filled, family and put-your-feet-up time of the year. Slowing down our work activities. Looking forward to […]
NEW ZEALAND VS SOUTH AFRICA – A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
I recently had the privilege to travel to New Zealand – the Land of the Long White Cloud. The primary purpose of the visit was to visit my children, but […]
OUR CHALLENGE WITH ELECTRONIC WASTE
Our existence is interwoven with electronic equipment. Our cellular telephones, tablets, laptops, desk computers, TV screens, watches, pacemakers – and that is just starting to scratch the surface. We cannot […]
