As citizens in a semi-arid country, South Africans are wasteful water users, using as much as five times more water per person than we should. According to Peter Shepherd, partner and principal hydrologist in the Johannesburg office of SRK...
The South African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers’ Association (SAPPMA) has warned that the replacement of old water pipes around the country is long overdue. Speaking at the launch of National Water Week (18 to 24 March 2013), SAPPMA chairman Jan...
Dr David Kennedy says that fluoride toxicity is tough to escape. Here, he talks about how to start a movement that could help reduce the public use of fluoride.
Self-confessed adventure junkie and Cape Town resident, Ray D. Chaplin (32 years) will be attempting a feat no one thought possible when he sets off on Easter Sunday to complete the second longest riverboarding expedition of all time. Chaplin, a...
Johannesburg Water (JW), the City’s water and sanitation service provider would like to inform residents living in Helderkruin, Constantia, Horison and surrounding areas about water shortages. Please note we are having water supply challenges in...
AMD is expected to reach environmental critical level – the highest level that mine water can be allowed to rise in the mine void before adverse impacts can be detected – by September this year. A short-term solution, the construction of a pump...
The Department of Trade and Industry says international investors are ready to help establish a new joint venture steel mill in South Africa. Negotiations are likely to be finalised by the second quarter of this year. But the department says any...
During the planning of the construction of the City of Cape Town’s Integrated Rapid Transit (IRT) system, which includes the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, Usazasa Road was designated for an upgrade to a dual lane road, owing to the increase in...
The latest census showed that South Africa is winning the challenge of providing water services to its rapidly expanding population: 91% of households now have access to piped water, compared to 85% in 2001. This commitment is evident than in...
