As the world observes world water day, Mothotlung residents have been without water for the past week. World Water Day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of fresh water resources.
Most South Africans don’t know this, but we are a country that is water scarce, prone to mild to severe droughts with spouts of good rainfall. Notwithstanding this, we have shortages due to technical or capacity constraints, which can be addressed...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says it is preparing for the imminent release of water from the Pongolapoort Dam in Jozini, northern KwaZulu-Natal. This follows weeks of heavy rainfall that have caused several dams in the region to...
The City of Cape Town is calling on the public to comment on the proposal to implement and operate the city’s first permanent desalination plant in Paarden Eiland. Desalination is a scientific process of removing salts from seawater, and then...