The country’s dry winter is taking a toll on scarce water resources. The Water and Sanitation Department says dam levels around the country, except in the Western Cape, are dropping.
Near Sibongakonke Mdluli’s RDP house in Marikana, Dundee, a hole has been dug to reach the municipal water line, through which water runs only once a day and for short periods at a time. When the water comes on, residents shove and push each other...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will host its annual Water and Sanitation Education Programme (WSEP) in Boksburg, Gauteng. Set to be held from 5–11 October 2025, the programme is aimed at inspiring the next generation of leaders in the...
Menge grew up on a farm near Grootfontein, Namibia, and studied at the University of Stellenbosch on a bursary. “I was a ‘social academic student’ and took six years to complete my Bachelor of Science (BSC) degree – one year for...