Water authorities in North West say they are unable to do their jobs because of non-payment by municipalities. Sedibeng water says it’s owed more than R890 million. This emerged during a recent meeting between water boards and government...
“In the past 18 months we have had water for only eight months. Last time water was running in our taps was six months ago,” says Meko Poswayo, a former steering committee member of the Qamata water project. “Last year we had similar problems too.”...
The KwaZulu-Natal government is set to roll out a mega infrastructure programme which will change the face of the province for many more years to come. This is according to KwaZulu-Natal acting Premier Sihle Zikalala. Speaking at the two-day BRICS...
The City of Cape Town is pursuing smart water solutions in an effort to improve its water management ability. The municipality is set to rollout two applications (apps) that combine intelligent water infrastructure with data analytics to yield...
The Western Cape government says dam levels in the drought plagued province have risen above 50%. Local government, environmental affairs and development planning MEC for the Western Cape Anton Bredell says the rainfall this winter season has...
Eskom board chairperson Jabu Mabuza has revealed that the utility has recorded an irregular expenditure of over R19 billion. The power utility released its preliminary 2017/18 financial results on Monday morning. Among the shocking facts revealed...
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor, Athol Trollip, has tightened water restrictions for the municipality following a decline in dam levels to an average of 19.27% with little prospects of impending rain. Given the strong possibility that the drought could...
A standby labour dispute at the Zandfontein Depot in Johannesburg is affecting service delivery in the Sandton area. “Johannesburg Water is currently experiencing a standby labour dispute at Zandfontein Depot, as such it may have an impact on...
Young engineers are making waves in the Port of Saldanha through various engineering innovations that are improving infrastructure at the port. With Youth Month recently celebrated under the theme ‘Live the Legacy: Towards a Socio-economically...
The challenges and opportunities within the South African plastics industry topped the agenda at the third annual Innovation Forum that took place in Johannesburg recently. The event, which was organised by Plastics SA, in partnership with the...
