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Zuma launches Mzimvubu Water Project

President Jacob Zuma has officially launched the Mzimvubu Water Project as part of the country’s infrastructure development program. The government has investment over R12.45 billion in the project. This covers the construction of two dams, a...
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Malawi adopts prepaid metering

In a bid to increase water revenue, the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) in Malawi has disclosed plans to install approximately 2600 prepaid meters to its customers by the end of the year. BWB Public Relations Officer Priscilla Mateyu told the Malawi...

NW service delivery protests

Water shortages have again lead to violence in the North West Province. Violence broke out after residents from a village near Zeerust marched to their local municipal headquarters to demand the delivery of water to their villages. Police say...
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Mantashe supports fracking

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has thrown his weight behind fracking as a means to meet South Africa’s growing energy needs. At a breakfast meeting of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) in Johannesburg, Mantashe...