Water has no substitute: this is the theme for National Water Week 2015 (NWW). The key message according to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is “What if this was the last drop?” “Through this year’s campaign, DWS seeks to remind the...
The eThekwini municipality loses R600 million on water that gets lost in distribution and is unaccounted for. This is according to a comprehensive report presented by the Head of the eThekwini Water and Sanitation Unit, Ednick Msweli to the...
In January last year, the Magalies Water Capacity Building Programme was launched. Seven students across several different disciplines were offered internships for 2014. The positive developmental results and personal feedback from the interns...
The current Northern Aqueduct reached capacity on various sections of the trunk mains because of growing demand. As a result, there is not sufficient network capacity to deliver it to areas that need it most. Construction of R250 million worth of...
