Elderly residents of QwaQwa in the Free State say they’ve been let down by government. They’re pleading with President Cyril Ramaphosa to assist them in getting water in their taps. Many say they find it difficult to get to the water pump, and they’re forced to resort to paying children to assist them carry buckets back home.
South Africa’s urban centres encounter substantial water supply challenges. While the larger cities like Johannesburg, Cape Town, or Durban make the headlines, smaller towns experience the same challenges, often on a more severe scale. While larger...
Informed consumers can make better purchasing decisions, informed producers can manage water use better. Virtual water is a representation of the ‘water footprint’ embedded into the production process. Simply put it is the litre value of a...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is investigating the recent fish mortality incident at Nandoni Dam and the Luvuvhu River near Tshitomboni and Tswinga villages in the Thulamela Local Municipality, Limpopo. The Department received...