Estimates say that local mining operations lose up to 30 percent of their wastewater during operation, as a result of ineffective filtration systems. This has devastating environmental consequences in a water-scarce country and this inefficiency is...
The world is currently faced with a crisis due to the spatial distribution of water. The increasing demand of water resources and the decline in water quality generally presents severe constraints in development. With that said we realise just how...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is calling on residents to report burst pipes even if they have to report the same fault a number of times. In a statement released by the department, it has urged residents to remain calm and execute their...
The eThekwini Municipality is hosting an Environmental Water Conservation Workshop, aimed at the business and community structures in the South Durban Basin area today. The world is currently faced with a crisis due to the spatial distribution of...
The storage dams supplying water to Windhoek have dropped to critical levels even lower than after the devastating drought of 2013. According to a report by Namibian Newspaper, New Era, there are fears the city might completely run out of water by...
University of Johannesburg student, Harold Johnson, is Corobrik’s 28th Architectural Student of the Year. He collected his award at the prestigious annual Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards ceremony that was held on Wednesday evening...
Eskom says it is not on the brink of bankruptcy and will cooperate with ratings agencies to avoid downgrades. The state-owned utility faces a serious liquidity crunch and has had to implement frequent power cuts to prevent the grid from being...
Eskom needs to find an additional 3 000 Megawatts of power in order to maintain power plants without implementing load shedding, according to the utility’s newly appointed acting CEO Brian Molefe. Moefe said this when the Eskom Board, led by acting...
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, will meet with her counterpart in Botswana this weekend to discuss furthering the programme on shared watercourses. The meeting forms part of the department’s efforts to harness its relationship...
Bisant Matsi has built his small efforts to recycle boxes and paper into a successful business over the past 18 years. This has inspired his local community in Burgersfort, Mpumalanga, by showing them the value that exists in waste. Burgersfort...
