A new project has been launched to improve wastewater management and sanitation provision in Africa. The project, led by the African Development Bank, UN Environment and GRID-Arendal, will improve knowledge on wastewater management and sanitation...
A R226 million road resurfacing project on the R67 from Grahamstown to Fort Beaufort will get underway this month. It will be overseen by the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL). The project is set to be completed by October 2018. Mbulelo...
Eskom does not have an obligation to supply electricity to ratepayers and this has had civil rights organisations up in arms. Eskom announced that it was going to cut off power to seven municipalities if they are unable to repay their outstanding...
The Flamingo Crescent and Santini informal settlements in Cape Town have endured a constant struggle for basic services and have exceptionally poor standards of water and sanitation. Residents experience frequent shack fires and a bucket under a...
Dan Metlana Mashitisho has taken over the position of director-general at the Department of Water and Sanitation. Mashitisho assumed his position on 3 January 2017. The department described him as “a seasoned administrator” and added that he...
Residents in the towns of Calvinia, Nieuwoudtville, and Loeriesfontein in the Northern Cape have been living in extremely challenging conditions since the local municipality dam ran dry a month ago. The last water from the dam was used on December...
It has been a wet start to the new year for residents in Gauteng as recent rains have not only kept the province much cooler than other parts of South Africa, but helped increase the Vaal River system’s water levels. Rand Water reported that the...
The City of Cape Town could soon struggle with access to water due to low dam levels and restrictions as the city has been exceeding its water consumption levels. Summer rains will also not be favouring the water scarce country as the South African...
South Africa’s first independent landfill gas-to-power project has begun generation in Johannesburg providing 3MW of renewable electricity. This is enough to supply more than 5,500 homes. Project developer ENERGY Systems started operations at...
Two refurbished waste water treatment plants worth R44, 4 million were recently handed over to the Emfuleni District Municipality in Gauteng and the Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the Free State by the Department of Water and Sanitation. The...
