Water | Infrastructure news - Part 174

Water

Mokonyane to be hauled before public protector?

Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane will meet with the public protector this week amidst allegations of corruption in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. The minister is alleged to have delayed the project and awarded contracts to a...
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Swellendam WWTW gets an upgrade

The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Pamela Tshwete handed over the upgraded Swellendam Waste Water Treatment Works on Friday. The upgrading of the Swellendam Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) was necessary to ensure the increase of...
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R4 billion needed for drought mitigation

An estimated R4 billion is needed to fund a drought mitigation plan aimed at aiding all of the provinces affected by drought since January this year. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) came to this conclusion after compiling a detailed...