More water restrictions are on the cards for KwaZulu-Natal, after the uMgungundlovu District Municipality said there was a “compelling need” to have them in place. A committee to evaluate water restrictions has been set up. The...
Eskom has told Lesotho and Swaziland to lower electricity consumption to avoid load shedding in South Africa. The power utility is attempting to help its regional neighbours offset crippling power shortages. Eskom has come to the rescue of Zimbabwe...
What happens after you flush the toilet is becoming a big deal. In a new article, published in the science journal Nature, researchers propose a paradigm-shifting change in the treatment of wastewater, a shift they say could have a dramatic global...
What happens after you flush the toilet is becoming a big deal. In a new article, published in the science journal Nature, researchers propose a paradigm-shifting change in the treatment of wastewater, a shift they say could have a dramatic global...
The devastating dry spell which has gripped much of Southern Africa in the wake of the El Nino weather phenomenon is fast raising the possibility of a serious water crisis in the entire drought-prone Matabeleland region in Zimbabwe. According to...
Residents of Molapowabojang have called on the government to come up with an elaborate water management plan that will help ease water shortage experienced in the southern part of the country due to frequent North/South water carrier pipe...
Despite progress over the last decade, the development of infrastructure for electricity, water, sewerage, and roads remains an enormous challenge across the African continent, especially in rural areas, according to a new Afrobarometer survey. In...
Industrial symbiosis is a resource efficiency approach where unused or residual resources (materials, assets, logistics and expertise) of one company are used by another in a manner that is beneficial to both parties involved. Industrial symbiosis...
Vandals in the eastern Free State town of Senekal have hit the town where it hurts the most, its water infrastructure. In a series of recent incidents, vandals have damaged boreholes and water tanks, and stolen parts from the town’s pump...
Encountering droughts, water shortages and other water emergencies in water-scarce South Africa is par for the course. However, the current drought which grips the country is unparalleled in its severity and requires experts solutions and...
