Western Cape winter rains continue to fill dams to near capacity levels since the downpours started three months ago. This is according to the Department of Water and Sanitation. “The latest figures show that most dams are hovering around 80%...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says the army’s work to rehabilitate the Vaal River system continues. This comes amid allegations that work has been halted due to a lack of funds. More than 200 soldiers were deployed to fix the...
A quarter of the world’s populations across 17 countries are facing extremely high water stress, according to a report released Tuesday. Most of them are close to “day zero” conditions, where taps could run dry. The World Resources Institute’s...
The Department of Water and Sanitation met with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on the 1st of August to present the results of the Hammanskraal joint water sampling it conducted with the Commission and the City of Tshwane. The...
