Giving women access to safe and clean water could be what South Africa needs to have a thriving future. That’s according to Amnesty International South Africa, which says women are the ones who mostly suffer the consequences of lack of water due to their role as caretakers, especially now as we grapple with Covid-19.
Despite the isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms experienced in most parts of the country this week, the elevated temperatures ranging from warm to extremely hot weather conditions have resulted in a slight decrease of the national water...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will, in line with its flood management plan, increase water outflows at the Vaal and Bloemhof dams to 60 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) from 12 pm on the 14th November 2025, which have respectively...
According to Statistics SA, South Africa’s annual headline consumer inflation rate reached 3.0% in December 2024, an increase from 2.9% in November. While a modest uptick, it is below the Bloomberg market consensus of 3.2% and a significant drop...