The commissioning of stage one of the upgrading and expansion of Tshwane’s Zeekoegat Wastewater Treatment Works is on schedule for completion in November this year, six months ahead of the contract period. Stage one involves the construction of a...
The North Gauteng High Court has ordered local government authorities to provide clean drinking water to the town of Carolina and the township of Silobela nearly seven months after the problem of acid mine drainage spewing into the area’s water...
One year since Oxfam announced their East Africa food crisis appeal, we bring you this incredible video capturing a Turkana community’s delight as Oxfam builds them a borehole, bringing desperately needed fresh water to the village. Thanks to...
A new book entitled Sustainable use of South Africa’s Inland Waters: a situation assessment of Resource Directed Measures was launched by the Water Research Commission during the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists’ 2012 Congress on...
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) together with the SAPS have arrested forty-nine male and female suspects between the ages of 20 and 51 who have been taken to the Dawn Park police station in relation to service delivery protest...
To improve competitive position, Rainbow Reservoirs has begun local manufacture of several reservoir component parts, and plans shortly to begin local rolling of the Zincalume steel panels from which the reservoir walls are constructed. Local...
Moshi Municipality in Tanzania is facing a growing risk of polluted groundwater and other sources of water by waste from pit latrines and floods, according to Head of Urban Planning and Lands Department of Moshi Municipal Council, Alex Poteka....
After using the ‘bush system’ as a toilet for 50 years, headman Phillip Mpala of Tsholotsho is now hopeful that he and hundreds of his subjects will soon, for the first time, have proper sanitary facilities courtesy of a recently...
Omni Water Solutions, Inc., a provider of highly automated mobile water systems for water treatment and re-use, has been granted a permit by the Railroad Commission of Texas to operate commercial water recycling units in the Eagle Ford Shale. The...
Bulawayo City Council has introduced stringent water use laws that could result in residents found to have consumed more than their daily water limits being arrested and prosecuted. The latest measures of 300 – 350 litres per day for each...
