Water utility Rand Water has announced the launch of a new ‘mega reservoir’ in the City of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. According to the utility, the newly-built Vlakfontein Reservoir is the largest cylindrical and circular reservoir in South Africa, and...
A licence to enlarge Tzaneen Dam, a dam with a safety risk, was issued on Friday, 10 February 2023, to enable the construction work to begin on site. The project is aimed at augmenting the water supply in the Greater Letaba River Catchment of the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has demonstrated its commitment to root out fraud and corruption which often stems from gross misconduct of officials – who the department asserts “have no respect for good governance principles...
The Department of Water and Sanitation continues to tighten its firm hand on illegal water use. Another Estcourt farmer in KwaZulu-Natal was made to pay a whopping R1.5 million administrative fee for conducting illegal and unauthorised water use...