Government has noted the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, which show that headline inflation eased in January. According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), headline inflation eased from 3.6% in December 2025 to 3.5% in January 2026....
Between 27 January 2026 and 1 February 2026, several electro-mechanical failures occurred at Rand Water’s Palmiet and Zuikerbosch pumpstations, as well as a huge pipe burst at the Rand Water Klipfontein reservoir. These disruptions caused a severe...
Approximately 75% of homeowners plan to go off-grid for electricity, and nearly half are exploring water solutions (Absa Homeowner Sentiment Index, Q2 2025). This shift is exacerbated by pressure on municipal resources: Cape Town’s summer...
The Agricultural Research Council-Natural Resources & Engineering (ARC-NRE) is collaborating with the Department of Agriculture (DoA), the Department of Water & Sanitation (DWS), NB Systems, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) to...
