It has been heartening to celebrate an increasing number of women leaders in the water sector – the new Minister of Water and Sanitation – Pemmy Majodina being one of many. The month of August is used to commemorate women, and remember the 1956...
The Deep Water Movement is proud to announce the upcoming Crisis Intervention Convention, a pivotal event dedicated to addressing the pressing water and waste issues facing South Africa. Attendance is free to those who register. Go to the website...
Aug 30, 2024
In the words of Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina, South Africa is a water-scarce country. We are facing many challenges in this sector and the question people ask is will we have water by 2030?” A frightening question, a sobering...
It does not matter where you live on earth, you need safe, drinkable water to survive. To sustain their lives and flourish, humans, animals, and plants need quality water to consume, clean air to breathe, bearable temperatures, and habitable...
The water sector is a multi-stakeholder one, and with the many actors present it can be difficult to distinguish what roles they each play in the water value chain. Fortunately, there are hard rules and laws that regulate who does what, and who is...
The Deputy Minister of the Department of Water and Sanitation, Judith Tshabalala gave a keynote speech at the National Siltation Management Short Learning Programmes launch event. The deputy minister spoke broadly about the current state of water...
The Deep Water Movement is a non-profit organisation that shakes people into action regarding water. They boldly declare, “If one person doesn’t have safe clean water, then we all don’t have safe clean water” a wake-up call to remember...
While many African countries benefit from mining’s growth, there remain concerns about communities adjacent to mines facing risks to their groundwater or surface water supply and resources – casting a spotlight on mines’ water stewardship...