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For Water For Life

The podcast about water that might just change your life. For Water For Life tells the extraordinary stories of 12 ordinary women and men who have made it their life's work to protect, preserve and replenish the water supply in their unequal and water-scarce country, South Africa. From indigenous knowledge to cutting edge science, each episode reveals the challenges and insights of these geologists, healers, innovators, farmers, organisers and activists.

Disclaimer: This podcast series is brought to you by JoJo in the interests of conversations around water. The opinions and comments made in the episodes do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints and opinions of JoJo, and we have made every attempt to ensure the reliability of information provided. Products or technologies mentioned will not be brought to market by JoJo.
English South Africa Nature
26 Episodes
12 – 26

The voice of the natural world

Her name is not just a name, but an urgent imperative to build or establish something, and what Makhadzi Vho-Mphatheleni Makaulele has spent a lifetime building is truly great. She is the founder and director of Dzomo la Mupo, an environmental protection and cultural advocacy organisation that been central to…
Season 1 / Episode 12 29 min
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For Water For Life - Season 2 - Trailer

#ForWaterForLife is a podcast that tells the extraordinary stories of ordinary people in a water-scarce and unequal country. For season 2, hosts Gugulethu Mhlungu and Michelle Constant have travelled across southern Africa to better understand water in the city, our role in the water cycle, and how interconnected we all…
Season 2 / Episode 0 1 min

A sacred wetland in the city

As the Biodiversity Project Manager of the Princess Vlei Forum, Denisha Anand is passionate about working to rehabilitate and conserve Princess Vlei, a wetland in the Cape Flats. This wetland is a vital part of the community, not just for the fundamental role it plays in the hydrological system, but…
Season 2 / Episode 13 20 min

Defending the pale blue dot

Lewis Pugh is the United Nations Patron of the Oceans. As an endurance swimmer, he has completed a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world and has pioneered more swims around famous landmarks than any other person in history. But these extreme swims aren’t simply athletic feats, each time…
Season 2 / Episode 14 21 min

Water doesn’t come from a tap

Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa and Yazeed van Wyk are researchers with the Water Research Commission, a South African state entity that wants to find innovative water solutions through research and development, and to shape policy. Yazeed and Eunice are experts on all things water. From the hydrological cycle to the complex process…
Season 2 / Episode 15 18 min

Building better cities

The relationship between water and how we build our cities is complex. Water is integral to so many building processes; it is used in excessive amounts when we pour concrete and in steel manufacturing, and our cities need to be built in harmony with water to ensure proper drainage and…
Season 2 / Episode 16 24 min

Water and security

The South African Constitution is clear: “Everyone has the right to have access to sufficient food and water.” But how that plays out in practice is what Elizabeth Biney of Equal Education is passionate about changing. Equal Education is a movement of learners, parents, post-school youth, teachers and community members…
Season 2 / Episode 17 22 min

The life of a river

Through his obsessive search for the source of Johannesburg’s Jukskei River, journalist Sean Christie has journeyed below the city and dug up some fascinating, and at times squalid, insights into this river and how the city above it functions. For example, did you know that water has an isotopic signature,…
Season 2 / Episode 18 24 min

Running out of water

Does the answer to South Africa’s water shortage problems lie in mining the salt from our rivers? There aren’t many people more knowledgeable (or passionate) about South Africa’s natural and man-made freshwater resources than Professor Anthony Turton. He’s dedicated decades to researching our water, and is currently involved in the…
Season 2 / Episode 19 25 min

A brief history of water on Planet Earth

In this episode of For Water For Life, hosts Gugulethu Mhlungu and Michelle Constant facilitate a conversation that’s a little different than usual. With the help of ​​Thato Tshukudu (who is also known as Gogo Mthunzi or Mkhulu Manzini), movement practitioner Tekano Phambani, Professor Anthony Turton and journalist Sean Christie,…
Season 2 / Episode 20 27 min

Water in the information age

The information age, and the internet in particular, has fundamentally shaped how we live our lives today. And IoT, or the Internet of Things, pushes the information we can draw from the world around us, even further. Dr Kevin Winter is part of a team at the Future Water Institute…
Season 2 / Episode 21 30 min

Planet Ocean

Humans have an ancient relationship with water. When we free-dive, and hold our breath to journey deep into the ocean, our mammalian dive response kicks in. This is the same biological set of automatic reactions that allow whales, dolphins and seals to travel for kilometres underwater before needing to breach…
Season 2 / Episode 22 20 min

Testing the waters

KwaZulu-Natal is one of South Africa’s most water-rich provinces, with sparkling wetlands, dams and rivers that are home to a vibrant array of wildlife, and a hub of water sports like the Midmar Mile and Dusi Canoe Marathon. The uMngeni River and its tributaries (like the Msunduzi River) are of…
Season 2 / Episode 23 26 min

Imitating nature to reimagine how we use water

Biomimicry, or innovation inspired by nature, has given us technologies and inventions such as the aeroplane, sonar, and even velcro. The Namib Desert Beetle is a fascinating creature that prompted architect and designer Shaakira Jassat of Studio Sway to start thinking differently about the relationship between buildings in urban environments…
Season 2 / Episode 24 21 min
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