Deputy Ministers Sello Seitlholo and David Mahlobo marked a major step forward for service delivery, water security and co-operative governance in KwaZulu-Natal as they officially commissioned the Mpophomeni Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTWs) on...
Rand Water has successfully completed critical maintenance work on key water supply infrastructure, which began on 29 May until 18 July 2025. The planned maintenance was aimed at enhancing system capacity, improving plant availability and...
Rocla has expanded its range of separators and filters for oil and petrochemical contaminants. These systems are all essential for preserving and protecting water resources as well as ensuring regulatory compliance. “The new products offer more...
Rand Water is aware of several Media Statements reporting that ARVs (Antiretroviral drugs) have been found in water sources. Rand Water has been monitoring ARVs since 2015. Rand Water, like other research institutions, detected ARVs in the natural...
In celebration of Mandela Day on Friday, 18 July 2025, Polyco, in partnership with the K1 Foundation, has launched a new community-driven separation-at-source recycling programme in the Mandela Park section of Katlehong, Gauteng. Rooted in the...
Transnet SOC Ltd (“Transnet”) and United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK) today signed a 10-year contract for the transportation of manganese by rail from UMK’s mine in the Northern Cape to ports for export markets. Through the Manganese Export Capacity...
The new South Africa’s debt to former president Nelson Mandela is astronomical. The freedom fighter turned president paved the way for democracy and equality that were previously inaccessible to the majority of the country. Every year on Mandela’s...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has noted media reports on a study undertaken by the University of North West and its findings of traces of anti-retroviral (ARV) medicines in water resources. As indicated in the media reports, the ARVs...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is dismayed by the misinformed report by the BusinessTech published on 03 July 2025 titled -‘South Africa built 1,583% more dam capacity in the 30 years before 1994 than after it’- claiming that the...
The City of Cape Town’s energy focus will be on three projects: streetlighting enhancements, the multi-year refurbishment of the Steenbras power plant and the city’s solar PV programme, as well as continued investment in own-build solar PV plants....
