The Water and Sanitation Department has confirmed that the raising of the Clanwilliam Dam wall in the Cedarberg region in the Western Cape will resume within the next five months. The project was halted due to a lack of funds. The wall is to be...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is calling on Gauteng residents to conserve and reuse water after Dam levels in the province declined last week. The Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) declined by 0.7% moving from 90.3% to 89.6%. Last year...
Marine salvage experts believe that icebergs could be the answer to the Western Cape’s water crisis. In an interview with Reuters, salvage master Nick Sloane said he was looking for government and private investors to assist in financing his plan...
The process for water use license applications is set to improve as the Department of Water and Sanitation prepares for the introduction of an on-line system. This is according to SRK Consulting principal environmental scientist Jacky Burke, the...
A new wage offer is on the table for striking bus drivers and the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) says it hopes the new proposal will break the stalemate and the countrywide strike. According to Sanco spokesperson Jabu Mahlangu...
The commercial vehicle market is under pressure having recorded a decline in sales during April, lagging 7.5% behind the year-to-date results of 2017. According to the latest results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers...
Eskom Interim Group Chief Executive Phakamani Hadebe says the power utility is committed to keeping the lights on this winter, despite low coal stockpiles at six of its power stations. According to Hadebe coal stockpiles across all coal-fired power...
While the Eastern Cape Province battles a drought the Port of Ngqura is playing its part to be water wise. The port has introduced various innovations aimed at not only saving valuable potable water, but also money. “Instead of flushing drinking...
The first phase of the project to upgrade the Phuthaditjhaba Industrial Park was recently completed at a cost of R50 million. The initiative forms part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (dti) Revitalisation of Industrial Parks Programme,...
