Given the country’s energy crisis, and infrastructure woes there are some reservations about Electric Vehicles (EVs) as a viable alternative to petrol cars in South Africa. The reality is that EVs are already commonplace, with an 83% increase...
Comprising seven water boards, various catchment management agencies, the Water Research Commission (WRC) and the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA), AWSISA is formed to support the mandate of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) while...
Groundwater is an invisible resource and is misunderstood. It accounts for 13% of South Africa’s water use, yet half of the country’s municipalities, particularly those in drier areas, are reliant on it for their water supply. Despite being the...
This programme, part of Johannesburg Water’s ongoing Water Conservation and Water Demand Management Programme (WCWDM), is designed to alleviate strain on the city’s water supply networks. A critical component of this effort is the maintenance and...
Deep groundwater has re-emerged not just as a subject of scientific interest, but as a potential game changer in addressing water security, climate, and energy challenges. Globally, new frameworks are reshaping how we understand the water cycle,...
The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. But the the image of vast ice sheets melting might seem like a problem for Greenland or Antarctica, not Africa. However, Africa is deeply affected,...
The AWSISA Africa and Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue 2025 is set to bring together more than 1,500 delegates from across Africa and beyond for a three-day event at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park from 9-12 November 2025. The three-day...
A major upgrade to the Masibekela water treatment works supports Sustainable Development Goal 6, improves efficiency, and ensures reliable, safe drinking water for villages long affected by scarcity and outdated systems. “Our recent work on the...
Waste pickers have become part of the South African landscape, physically they are visible either on the streets or on landfill sites, and economically they have become the sorting and collecting labour that moves our waste to better places than...
