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Dripping tap

Water disruptions continue to plague E-Cape

By Liesl Frankson Butterworth and surrounding areas in the Eastern Cape have been plagued by recent water interruptions as a result of a worn bearings pump, the Amathole District Municipality said. The municipality says its mechanical and...

Department clamps down on illegal water use

The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to carry out raids in certain areas of the country to stop people from all sectors abstracting water illegally from rivers and other water resources. The raids, which will also be conducted on...

Renewables driven desalination pilot successful

Degrémont Technologies, a subsidiary of French water treatment giant Suez Environment, has teamed up with well-known chemicals company Dow’s Water and Process Solutions division to supply ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for a pilot...
nuclear-energy

SA to hold second nuclear vendor parade

South Africa is to hold its second nuclear vendor parade this month with four other countries. “The second nuclear vendor workshop will be held during the course of November 2014, and will be with the following vendor countries; China, France, the...