The Western Cape Department of Agriculture, assisting the Genadendal Farmers’ Union under the 2008 Flood Relief Scheme, has installed two permanent water reservoirs near Voorstekraal, an Overberg village on the outskirts of Genadendal, to enable...
At present, several smaller municipalities are struggling to operate and maintain their services infrastructure in a cost-effective and sustainable manner. At present, several smaller municipalities are struggling to operate and maintain their...
Pictured: Corne Oberholzeris part of the Deloitte local government team The poor state of municipal finances is now a well-documented phenomenon. In the 2010/11 financial year, for example, the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) found that only...
Water has long been described as a commodity in the same way as coal, metals and oil are. This description becomes more and more relevant as the true value of water starts to become clear, according to water solutions provider NuWater. A recent...