WaterCAN has welcomed the landmark Mpumalanga High Court ruling that fined the Emalahleni Local Municipality R650 million for years of allowing untreated sewage to flow into rivers and dams – but says this must be the start of a nationwide...
The Youth Stream of the AWSISA Africa and Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue served as a powerful platform for young professionals, researchers, and practitioners to share their perspectives, innovations, and frustrations around the current...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will, in line with its flood management plan, increase water outflows at the Vaal and Bloemhof dams to 60 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) from 12 pm on the 14th November 2025, which have respectively...
A recent high court judgment could be a game changer for the setting of municipal electricity tariffs in South Africa. In late October 2025, the court ruled that the process used by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to decide...
