Durban residents still have to contend with piles of rubbish bags littering their suburbs, despite Durban’s municipal workers’ strike being over. The city announced almost two weeks ago that employees of the water and sanitation department as well...
KwaZulu-Natal residents have embarked on an initiative to restore Durban’s coastline and beaches. The clean-up drive comes after last month’s flooding, which left a trail of litter along the KwaZulu-Natal coast. Source: SABC Digital...
Around 180 countries reached a deal that aims to sharply reduce the amount of plastic that gets washed into the world’s oceans and clamp down on shipments of plastic waste to poorer countries. This is according to the United Nations. They...
South Africa currently has 23 809,2 cubic metres of water in storage and according to a weekly report by the Department of Water and Sanitation, it’s enough to sustain SA through the coming dry winter season. However, the department warns...
Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has assured Johanessburg residents that his administration is committed to improving infrastructure in the city. Mashaba was addressing City’s officials at a meeting following his State of the City Address reports...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has pledged to continue supporting Makana municipality in ensuring water security, as well as in the operation and maintenance of its water treatment works. To this end, the DWS will be transferring R22...
Eskom said that it remains open to assisting Zimbabwe with electricity supply. Zimbabweans are facing the worst rolling blackouts in three years, with households, businesses and industries, including mines, left without electricity for up to eight...
Johannesburg city manager, Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni maintains that the claims that his administration is not providing services in Alexandra are not true. Lukhwareni was testifying at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) inquiry on...
A panel discussion Tuesday on how utilities can use technology to improve customer service and ultimately drive revenue, showed it may not be as clear cut for utilities like Eskom. Despite being at the forefront on technological innovation compared...
Researchers on Wednesday raised concerns over decreased expenditure on water security research amidst serious drought problems across Southern Africa. There are reportedly more than 2 billion people worldwide in countries with severe water...
