Frequent spells of drought – combined with uncertainty of municipal water supply – are leading more South Africans to invest in their own boreholes. It is a trend that requires responsible management, warns SRK Consulting. While boreholes do help...
Day Zero, predicted for 12 April 2018 in the City of Cape Town, would have been the largest drought-induced municipal water failure in modern history. While it was narrowly averted, some municipalities in South Africa have not been so lucky. South...
The Department of Water and Sanitation welcomes the court order and interdict issued against Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality by the High Court of South Africa, North West Division in Mahikeng late this past week. Judge Tebogo Djadje...
South Africa is facing increased pressure on conventional water sources in urban areas. Existing mitigation measures such as increased water abstraction rates, water transfer scheme supplementation and demand side management are no longer effective...
