Water user tariffs for investors in Rufiji are set to triple next year, the Rufiji Water Basin Office (RBWO) has said. According to RBWO Community Development Officer David Muginya, the current water-user tariffs are low compared with the...
Studies have revealed that residents of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare literally drink their waste. A government owned newspaper at the weekend described pollution levels at Harare’s water source – Lake Chivero – as comparable to a...
South Africa’s ecosystems are in a poor state and the challenges of a developing society are huge, writes Edna Molewa. The challenge of managing our water resources requires proactive solutions, especially with the reality of climate change...
Vital water infrastructure has collapsed leaving tens of thousands of Kimberley people high and dry as the local authority battles to repair ageing pipes and pumps. The crisis started last week when the pipes and pumps at several reservoirs around...
Shanduka group executive chairman Cyril Ramaphosa has never had a discussion with the minister of water and environmental affairs about water licences, the company said on Friday. “Shanduka coal made every effort to fully comply with all...
The cost of servicing Gauteng with water is becoming more and more costly but the province has put efficient water usage as a priority goal. At a water indaba in Johannesburg, Nirali Shah, risk manager for Deloitte and Touche highlighted concerns...
Caption: 2012 JD Roberts Award winner, Dr Kevin Wall (middle), at the award ceremony with Dr Conelius Ruiters, unit head of CSIR Built Environment (left) and Murray & Roberts CEO, Mr Henry Laas (right). In the spirit of recognising talent and...
Photo: CESA President, Naren Bhojoram Amid the furor and the fact that this matter is sub judice, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is in support of tolling South Africa’s national freeways and in particular we support the principle of...
Government has announced that the controversial e-tolls system will be going ahead. The system has received massive public resistance and now groups say government’s 30-day consultation process is merely window dressing for decisions that...
New tariff hikes are on the cards as Cabinet has named Eskom as the owner and operator of planned nuclear power stations. Cabinet has named state power utility Eskom, the owner and operator of the six nuclear power stations, that state plans to...
