3SMedia | Jul 6, 2020
The Department of Water and Sanitation celebrates the “Clear Rivers Campaign” every year during the month of July as part of Mandela Month celebrations. This is a time when all the citizens of the world are expected to dedicate 67 minutes of their...
3SMedia | Jun 25, 2020
The Vaal Dam continues to drop week-on-week as it slid into distressing levels this week. Presently, the Vaal dam stands at 46.5%, down from 47.2% last week. Having stood at 68.5% exactly a year ago, its is dragging the Integrated Vaal River System...
3SMedia | Jun 15, 2020
A weekly dam levels report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation in KwaZulu-Natal has shown a marginal decline in the province’s dam levels. Going from 62,2% last week to 61,8% this week. The Department has since called on residents to...
3SMedia | May 28, 2020
For the first in twelve months, the Vaal Dam has dipped below the neutral 50% mark as it persists to decline week-on-week, signalling a need for water users to limit water use. Presently the dam is hovering at 49.8% and is significantly lower...
3SMedia | May 22, 2020
The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Eastern Cape has raised concerns about the declining pattern of dam levels in the province, especially amid the increasing spread of the Corononavirus pandemic. The weekly dam levels report shows a...
3SMedia | May 5, 2020
The current COVID-19 pandemic makes us acutely aware how crucial access and ability for adequate hand hygiene are for reducing transmission risks of communicable diseases. Good hand hygiene is critical to protecting your health and those around...
3SMedia | May 4, 2020
There is no evidence that COVID-19 will contaminate water supplies, but the pandemic has highlighted water challenges putting communities’ health at risk, say industry stakeholders. Panellists participating in a high-level webinar hosted by Messe...
3SMedia | Apr 22, 2020
The Chairpersons of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation – and the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements, Machwene Semenya and China Dodovu,...
Apr 20, 2020
During the recent drought in Cape Town, diverse opinions were expressed regarding the underlying reasons why the city found itself hurtling towards the so-called “Day Zero”. By Dr V Jonker |Aurecon Although the debate was often characterised by...
