Water is vital to life yet globally 2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water or basic sanitation. This can only be described as a crisis, and its scale may feel overwhelming, but there are organisations that are working tirelessly...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina notes that within the department’s quarterly progress reports the issue of non-payment rears its head throughout. This non-payment has a knock-on effect that disrupts the entire water value chain. If...
Droughts are not new to Gqeberha (formerly called Port Elizabeth). Located in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, Gqeberha experiences a semi-arid climate with erratic rainfall, making it prone to periodic water scarcity. This has inspired...
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) Minister – Pemmy Majodina – has commissioned Hazelmere Dam, located in the Mdloti River in KwaZulu-Natal. Hazelmere Dam’s wall was raised by seven metres (from 86 m to 93 m) to increase capacity of...
