African cities are taking the lead with investment in interventions designed to conserve natural resources and energy for generations to come. This is as many countries around the world look to innovative ways to conserve and efficiently manage...
Transnet has secured a R12 billion club loan from five lenders to fund its locomotives fleet acquisition programme. “The acquisition is the single biggest item of Transnet’s record breaking infrastructure programme – the Market Demand Strategy,”...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently commemorated World Toilet Day with the release of encouraging results of a Community Led Total Sanitation program in two African countries. In Uganda, there is strong will and AfDB support to end “flying...
The Balfour Waste Water Treatment Works is back in full operation thanks to an ongoing refurbishment project funded by the Department of Water and Sanitation. The funding came through the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG). The whole plant...
The City of Ekurhuleni recently launched its Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system, and officially named it “Harambee” a Kiswahili word which means “pulling/working together”. This revolutionary transport system is set to change the face of public...
The rate, at which existing senior engineers at the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) are retiring, is alarming as it cuts to the very head of the water sector, threatening paralysis of the body. This is according to Dr Chris Herold, who was...
The waste sector has been identified as a sector which can contribute towards South Africa’s economic growth and the creation of green jobs. Policies and regulations are often identified as a potential limiting factor for growth in the waste...
An elite UN panel has warned that current water and sanitation infrastructure requires a major overhaul if the world is to meet related objectives in the post-2015 agenda. The Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation –...
Lesotho King Letsie III says water from the recently launched Metolong Dam Water Supply Project will benefit half a million people. However, King Letsie adds the prevailing drought calls for more water conservation even though Lesotho is endowed...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to host consultation sessions across the country to allow people an opportunity to submit their inputs on the water pricing strategy. Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has approved...
