South Africa’s water networks face escalating sabotage by criminal syndicates known as ‘water mafias’. By destroying infrastructure and exploiting tanker contracts, they profit from people’s desperation while deepening inequality. What began as...
Join AWSISA for an insightful session as we unpack the Critical Dialogue on Africa’s Water–Climate–Urban Nexus, exploring the challenges and opportunities shaping sustainable water solutions across the continent. This conversation will set the...
From 9 to 12 November 2025, more than 1,500 water and sanitation leaders, innovators, policymakers and practitioners from across Africa, the Global South, and beyond will gather at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg for the highly anticipated AWSISA...
The City of Johannesburg, together with Johannesburg Water and City Power, is running a Level 3 Disconnection Drive targeting chronic non-paying, high-consumption customers with long-standing, unpaid, and undisputed municipal debt. The drive is...
South Africa’s delisting from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist bodes well for the integrity and reputation of the country’s financial system, status as an investment destination and for the economy as a whole, says President Cyril...
As South Africa’s largest development finance institution, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) showcases how funding can unlock opportunities while also revealing persistent hurdles in water and sanitation investment. “Established in 1940,...
Every day, healthcare facilities create volumes of waste that must be disposed of safely and effectively. Kirsten Kelly recently visited Averda’s City Deep Electro-Thermal Deactivation (ETD) plant that receives around 1 000 tonnes of medical waste...
This Blue November, Professional Process Controllers can save and stand a chance to win! Renew your 2026 membership or become a new member by 30 November 2025, and you will: Pay 2025 rates Stay connected to WISA’s professional network Automatically...
In a landmark moment for South Africa’s tourism and heritage rail sector, Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) and the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe Company have signed a 25-year concession agreement to operate and manage the iconic Outeniqua Choo...
Thembisile Hani Local Municipality in Mpumalanga faces a major water shortfall, but through disciplined funding, infrastructure projects, and community engagement, it is steadily improving supply, sanitation, and compliance – showing how...
