The KwaZulu-Natal government has revised its estimated total cost of flood damage to approximately R17bn. The cost estimate for resumption of service is R955.4m and long term rehabilitation work is estimated at R1.68bn. Prasa, which lost about...
The recent flooding in KwaZulu-Natal have had a huge impact on businesses operating in South Africa in general and especially those operating in the province. Apart from lost productivity, there has also been significant damage to infrastructure....
The City of Johannesburg has inherited an infrastructure backlog of R300 billion, says mayor Mpho Phalatse, describing it as an emergency. According to Phalatse, there is a massive backlog in upgrading Johannesburg’s infrastructure on years of...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has released a report on the state of reservoirs in the country stating that recent rains in most parts of the country have boasted the national water storage. The volume of water stored in the reservoirs of...
The Mpumalanga Province has recorded improvements in various of their dams and the water management areas (WMA) as a result of the good rains received over the past week. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs...
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu has assured communities living in areas that have been affected by the floods that progress work is underway to make immediate and long-term repairs to damaged water and sanitation infrastructure....
Disinfection is an integral part of any wastewater management system and is also essential in any potable water supply solution. At Sinowatek we create processes that valorize waste streams. The first step in the valorizing of the waste stream is...
It is predicted that by 2050, nearly 70% of people worldwide will reside in urban areas, up from 55% of the global population who currently live in cities. As a result, 78% of the world’s energy is being consumed in cities which produce more than...
“It is undeniable that human activities have warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land and that widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and biosphere have occurred” says Nasa, highlighting the effects of climate change and...
The catastrophic flooding in KwaZulu-Natal is a wake-up call for local and national governments to ensure that future urban development is integrated and resilient to extreme weather events. “The effects are widespread, and I do not think anyone...
