As part of the City of Cape Town’s commitment to being a Caring City, with what has been termed a particular focus on redress, the City’s Utility Services Directorate has over the last few weeks, completed the installation of over 280 full flush...
Water collected in rainwater harvesting tanks provided in a low-cost housing project in Kleinmond, Western Cape, does not meet the standards for drinking water, unless treated, according to the findings of a Water Research Commission (WRC) study....
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) in the Western Cape Region is calling on residents and people engaged in assortment of activities near dams to be cautious as dams, canals and reservoirs in the province are at full capacity due to the...
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, last week came out strongly against the abuse of positions of power to solicit sexual favours from women in exchange for water. “Tough action will be taken against them,” warned Molewa....
At the recently held Annual General Meeting of the Small Wastewater Treatment Works Suppliers Association (SEWPACKSA), past Chairman Karl Juncker highlighted the significant accomplishments of the association since its inception in 2010. Juncker...
The fact that Free State rates in the bottom three provinces in the country for water quality and supply, along with Northern Cape and Mpumalanga, shows the total neglect of this crisis by the provincial government. The Blue Drop Report of 2012...
Following the recent summit held in Lilongwe, Malawi, the heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are positive the Tripartite Free Trade Area, to be established by 2015, will enable greater intra-African...
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has hit back hard at claims that the Administration Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) system is failing. It had been reported that between the 2012 and 2013 financial years, 89%...
Gauteng plans to spend R11 billion installing solar panels on all its state-owned buildings. This is according to Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu. Mahlangu says there are approximately 8-million m2 of roof-top space available...
