The current constraints on power generation in South Africa, which has resulted in extended loadshedding by electricity utility Eskom, is overshadowing another potentially more dire crisis: water. “The energy crisis is confronting us first or maybe...
Governments must invest strategically in building safe drinking water systems by not only increasing funding, but also strengthening capacities to plan, coordinate, and regulate service provision, if the world is to achieve universal access to safe...
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has committed to increasing the bulk water allocation to the Rand Water system as an emergency measure to address water shortages in the Gauteng metros, district, and local municipalities. “We note the...
The water reservoirs in most parts of the country are still at satisfactory high levels, despite a minor drop in some. This was revealed in a weekly report on the state of reservoirs in the country issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation...
