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.
While raw water supply is in balance with existing demands on a national scale, there are localised deficits such as: Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) that provides water to Gauteng, caused by increased demand due to rapid urbanisation, high...
The City of Cape Town’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) programme officially launches in April, following the appointment of a contractor to replace about 83 000 mechanical water meters with smart, modern metering technology. Almost R1,1...
The Young Water Professionals (YWP) of WISA hosted a workshop and participated in panel discussions at the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) National Youth Indaba. Held under the theme “Empowering Youth for a Water-Secure Future”, the...