A deadly black mamba is coming between a thirsty Zimbabwean city and its water by attacking technicians trying to finish work on a new water reservoir, it was reported on Friday. The snake “is chasing away” engineers and electricians...
Many coastal towns in the Cape Province feel the pressure with water demands exceeding supply, especially during peak holiday seasons. An example is Lamberts Bay, a town about 280 kilometres from Cape Town – along the Cape West Coast, in...
The communities of Kriel in Emalahleni Local Municipality will be without water as the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is conducting maintenance work on its pipeline between Rietspruit reservoirs and Davel. The maintenance work forms part...
The Polokwane Municipality says most of its reservoirs have been low and some almost empty in the past few days. This has resulted in water shortages in high laying areas within the municipality. The situation got worse on Sunday with some...
Residents of some of Knysna’s oldest informal settlements have become the unintended victims of disgruntled emerging contractors. According to the municipality a small group of emerging contractors are aggrieved that they were not successful in...
Receiving healthcare out of a three room container will soon be a thing of the past for residents of Ennerdale as the City of Johannesburg starts the construction of a new R22.5 million clinic. Johannesburg Executive Mayor Parks Tau broke ground at...
Untreated sewerage continues to spill into the Vaal River. This comes after two waste water treatment plants in the Matlosana local municipality, in the North West are dysfunctional. Some of the farmers along the river believe that the extent of...
A science and technology professor has shown that improving wastewater treatment and saving energy are not only essential, but they’re also compatible. Dr. Jianmin Wang, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri...
Wasteman, one of South Africa’s largest and most well-established waste management brands (with more than 30 years in the indusrty) has acquired the Gauteng based, waste management solutions company – Waste Giant. Frances Ringwood...
The African Water Facility is providing a €1.2 million grant to help improve school sanitation facilities in Eastern Cape Province. Over 100 000 students will directly benefit from this project, which will also create business opportunities for...
