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.
The eThekwini Municipality has commissioned a section of Work Package 2 (WP2) of the R1.2 billion Southern Aqueduct project, marking progress in efforts to strengthen bulk water supply and improve water security for communities in the city’s...
The widespread water disruptions experienced across Gauteng this past week are not an isolated incident, nor can they be blamed solely on routine maintenance by Rand Water. They are the inevitable consequence of years, if not decades, of neglect,...
See powerful images of the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme, capturing water infrastructure, landscapes, and the communities it affects. It is well known that Johannesburg receives most of its potable water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, via...