More water is on its way for drought hit South Africans. Thanks to Operation Hydrate, 1.5 million litres of water were dispatched on Friday,as part of drought relief operations. The water will be distributed in the northern parts of KwaZulu natal,...
To assist municipalities in dealing with the current drought, the Department of Water and Sanitation, Mpumalanga Provincial Office is currently drilling, equipping and refurbishing boreholes as part of its interventions. Chief Albert Luthuli Local...
The Vryheid Herald says it can confirm that fetid, black clumps floating in the Klipfontein dam are definitely faeces. According to the newspaper, a sample sent to the laboratory for testing revealed 5880 cholera forming units per 100ml of water....
Public hearings into Eskom’s controversial application to NERSA to hike electricity tariffs by a hefty 16 and half percent this year are continuing in Johannesburg today. Representatives from the business community have lined up to slam the...
Nomzamo, a small township just outside of Strand in the Western Cape, can now boast a Public Transport Facility (PTF) that gives priority to the community’s needs. The Nomzamo community hall and business centre were built some 12 years ago. At that...
The City of Cape Town has been hard hit by utility infrastructure theft losing R30 million between July and December 2015. The Water and Sanitation Department has been the worst hit thus far, with losses of R17 295 345 incurred through stolen water...
Johannesburg Water has entered into a partnership with Borehole Water Association (BWA) to encourage the city’s residents to switch to borehole water to mitigate the crippling drought. The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on...
Recent reports of water tariff increases have had South Africans up in arms. However the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has assured consumers that their economic standing will be considered first. Speaking to infrastructurene.ws, Themba...
The African continent is set to become the second fastest growing region by 2025, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $4.5 trillion, according to analysts. In a new video, Mega Trends in Africa, Frost & Sullivan experts and C-level...
