The International Water Association (IWA) estimates that, out of an anticipated global population of 9.7 billion people by 2050, 66% will reside in urban areas. One out of five people is at risk from floods, while 40% of the world’s population is...
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has urged contractors of the Greater Brandvlei Water Scheme in the Western Cape to complete the project. Mchunu made the call during a ministerial media tour of the water scheme in Worcester on Thursday....
Water and sanitation issues across struggling municipalities in the Free State will soon be a thing of the past – as they will now receive national government attention. Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, announced his...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has commenced consultations on the establishment of a new utility to help entice private investment in infrastructure needed to head off potentially crippling water shortages. The department plans to...