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World Water Forum in South Korea

The 7th World Water Forum is underway in South Korea. The week long conference will see world leaders, academics and NGOs tackle the planet’s water needs and challenges. South African delegates are advocating regional integration in water...

Private sector partnerships to accelerate PIDA

Sixteen priority regional infrastructure projects were recently reviewed for implementation at a high level private and public sector forum in Zimbabwe. The forum convened last week with the objective to identify concrete steps for fast-tracking...

Connecting the world of water

Infrastructure development and expansion in Africa’s fastest growing economies lags far behind the growth rate of populations in those countries which is expected to grow to more than half a billion people in 2030. Water supply is probably the most...

Why pump stations keep breaking in Botswana

Pump stations in Botswana have been malfunctioning as a result of blockages caused by improper use of the infrastructure by communities. This is according to Botswana’s Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Kitso Mokaila the Botswana...
Dripping tap

R24 million for KZN drought relief

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has welcomed an additional R24 million from the National Disaster Management Centre to be used for drought relief in the province’s long-suffering...

Eskom threatens to cut defaulting municipalities

Eskom says it has notified all parties who are likely to be adversely affected as the company contemplates interrupting bulk electricity supply to the top 20 defaulting municipalities across the country from 5 June 2015. As at 31 March 2015, the...