Water Wheel

WRC's flagship water magazine

The Water Wheel is the Water Research Commission's popular science magazine, covering the latest water research, policy developments, and innovations in South Africa. Issues are organised by volume and issue number below, with the most recent issue displayed first.

Volume 25 (2026)

1 article

Volume 25 (2026)

1 article

Volume 25 (2026)

1 article

Volume 25 (2026)

1 article

Volume 25 (2026)

1 article

Volume 25 (2026)

19 articles

Volume 24 (2025)

1 article

Volume 24 (2025)

1 article

Volume 24 (2025)

1 article

Volume 24 (2025)

1 article

Volume 24 (2025)

1 article

Volume 24 (2025)

1 article

Volume 24 (2025)

34 articles

Volume 23 (2024)

1 article

Volume 23 (2024)

1 article

Volume 23 (2024)

1 article

Volume 23 (2024)

1 article

Volume 23 (2024)

1 article

Volume 23 (2024)

1 article

Volume 23 (2024)

40 articles

Volume 23 (2024)

1 article

Volume 22 (2023)

1 article

Volume 22 (2023)

1 article

Volume 22 (2023)

1 article

Volume 22 (2023)

1 article

Volume 22 (2023)

1 article

Volume 22 (2023)

1 article

Volume 22 (2023)

31 articles

Volume 21 (2022)

1 article

Volume 21 (2022)

1 article

Volume 21 (2022)

1 article

Volume 21 (2022)

1 article

Volume 21 (2022)

1 article

Volume 21 (2022)

1 article

Volume 21 (2022)

49 articles

Volume 20 (2021)

1 article

Volume 20 (2021)

1 article

Volume 20 (2021)

1 article

Volume 20 (2021)

1 article

Volume 20 (2021)

1 article

Volume 20 (2021)

1 article

Volume 20 (2021)

54 articles

Volume 19 (2020)

1 article

Volume 19 (2020)

1 article

Volume 19 (2020)

1 article

Volume 19 (2020)

1 article

Volume 19 (2020)

1 article

Volume 19 (2020)

1 article

Volume 19 (2020)

46 articles

Volume 18 (2019)

1 article

Volume 18 (2019)

1 article

Volume 18 (2019)

1 article

Volume 18 (2019)

1 article

Volume 18 (2019)

1 article

Volume 18 (2019)

1 article

Volume 17 (2018)

1 article

Volume 17 (2018)

1 article

Volume 17 (2018)

59 articles

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Resource use efficiencies in potato production

AC Franke, JM Steyn, ATB Machakaire, and AJ Haverkort

Breede River environment plan taking shape

Leanne Seeliger, Annabel Horn and Wilna Kloppers

Pietersieliekloof wetland rehabilitation project – Investing in the future

Heidi Nieuwoudt, Piet-Louis Grundling, Lana du Toit and Farai Tererai

National peatland database

Althea Grundling, Piet-Louis Grundling and Lulu van Rooyen

Busting myths around urban household water use in South Africa

Richard Meissner, Inga Jacobs-Mata and Miriam Murambadoro

Water hyacinth: Adding value to a noxious weed

Ashira Roopnarain, Rosina Makofane and Rasheed Adeleke

Volume 16 (2017)

53 articles

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Seasonal hydrological forecasting - current state of play

Piotr Wolski, Chris Lennard, Chris Jack, and Mark Tadross

Volume 15 (2016)

67 articles

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Volume 14 (2015)

1 article

Volume 14 (2015)

1 article

Volume 14 (2015)

62 articles

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An effective irrigation knowledge network in Africa

Sylvester Mpandeli and Soneni Nyamaranga

Volume 13 (2014)

1 article

Volume 13 (2014)

1 article

Volume 13 (2014)

1 article

Volume 13 (2014)

1 article

Volume 13 (2014)

1 article

Volume 13 (2014)

1 article

Volume 13 (2014)

79 articles

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Water security: A complex, messy and wicked business

Duncan Hay, Charles Breen and Bimo Nkhata

Climate change both sides of the coin

Julio Araujo and Peter Johnston

Volume 12 (2013)

1 article

Volume 12 (2013)

1 article

Volume 12 (2013)

1 article

Volume 12 (2013)

1 article

Volume 12 (2013)

1 article

Volume 12 (2013)

1 article

Volume 12 (2013)

65 articles

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Volume 11 (2012)

1 article

Volume 11 (2012)

1 article

Volume 11 (2012)

1 article

Volume 11 (2012)

1 article

Volume 11 (2012)

1 article

Volume 11 (2012)

1 article

Volume 11 (2012)

69 articles

Volume 11 (2012) cover
New WRC reports

Lani van Vuuren

Rainwater monitoring crucial to catchment management - DWA

N Vermaak, H de Haast, P Havenga and G Steyl

Cape Town study confirms that toilets count, people matter

Jonathan Hilligan, Andrew Spiegel and Neil Armitage

Discovering the secrets of the Olifants sediments

Chantel Petersen, Nebo Jovanovic, Bettina Genthe

Volume 10 (2011)

1 article

Volume 10 (2011)

2 articles

Volume 10 (2011)

1 article

Volume 10 (2011)

1 article

Volume 10 (2011)

1 article

Volume 10 (2011)

1 article

Volume 10 (2011)

67 articles

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Volume 9 (2010)

1 article

Volume 9 (2010)

1 article

Volume 9 (2010)

1 article

Volume 9 (2010)

1 article

Volume 9 (2010)

1 article

Volume 9 (2010)

1 article

Volume 9 (2010)

62 articles

Volume 9 (2010) cover
Kamanassie Dam

Lani van Vuuren

Volume 8 (2009)

1 article

Volume 8 (2009)

1 article

Volume 8 (2009)

1 article

Volume 8 (2009)

1 article

Volume 8 (2009)

1 article

Volume 8 (2009)

1 article

Volume 8 (2009)

65 articles

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Volume 7 (2008)

1 article

Volume 7 (2008)

2 articles

Volume 7 (2008)

1 article

Volume 7 (2008)

1 article

Volume 7 (2008)

1 article

Volume 7 (2008)

1 article

Volume 7 (2008)

70 articles

Volume 6 (2007)

1 article

Volume 6 (2007)

1 article

Volume 6 (2007)

1 article

Volume 6 (2007)

1 article

Volume 6 (2007)

1 article

Volume 6 (2007)

58 articles

Volume 5 (2006)

1 article

Volume 5 (2006)

1 article

Volume 5 (2006)

1 article

Volume 5 (2006)

1 article

Volume 5 (2006)

1 article

Volume 5 (2006)

56 articles

Bring aboard the champions

Jabu Sindane & George Tsibani

Volume 4 (2005)

1 article

Volume 4 (2005)

1 article

Volume 4 (2005)

1 article

Volume 4 (2005)

1 article

Volume 4 (2005)

1 article

Volume 4 (2005)

1 article

Volume 4 (2005)

53 articles

Volume 3 (2004)

1 article

Volume 3 (2004)

1 article

Volume 3 (2004)

1 article

Volume 3 (2004)

1 article

Volume 3 (2004)

1 article

Volume 3 (2004)

44 articles

Volume 2 (2003)

1 article

Volume 2 (2003)

1 article

Volume 2 (2003)

1 article

Volume 2 (2003)

1 article

Volume 2 (2003)

1 article

Volume 2 (2003)

1 article

Volume 2 (2003)

43 articles

Volume 1 (2002)

1 article

Volume 1 (2002)

6 articles

2002

103 articles

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Guidelines for Contributors

The Water Wheel is a bi-monthly publication aimed at promoting public understanding of South African water and sanitation issues. Articles must be written for a general, non-technical audience and be between 800 and 2 000 words.

  • Preference is given to articles on new or ongoing research and development work.
  • High-resolution photographs must be supplied separately (JPG or PDF, minimum 300 dpi).
  • Submissions should reach the Editor at least one month before the intended publication date.
  • Final approval and editing rests with the Editor; the WRC reserves the right to edit or decline submissions.

To subscribe to the magazine, email laniv@wrc.org.za.

Water Wheel Editor: Lani van Vuuren — laniv@wrc.org.za