Over the past few years, South Africa has been hit by a number of water shortages. With COVID-19 in the country, household usage of water has gone up because of the amount of times we have to wash our hands. Now consumers are able to monitor their water consumption in rands and cents using smart prepaid metres. These smart metres will also enable municipalities a host of new features to better manage water, just by having near real-time meter readings.
South Africa faces an escalating water crisis driven by infrastructure decay, under-investment and fiscal constraints. National non-revenue water averages 47% and, according to a joint World Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) study...
Population growth in the Ivory Coast poses the challenge of ensuring universal access to drinking water. Despite national efforts, a network of small private water operators (SPWOs) plays an essential role in supplying the most vulnerable...
Water security and dignity enhancement were given a boost with the launch of Phase 1 and 2 of the Leeu Gamka water and sanitation infrastructure upgrade in Newton park and Welgemoed North funded by the Department in conjunction with Prince Albert...