South Africans have significantly changed their water conservation and consumption habits, water and sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane told the World Economic Forum in Durban. Despite this change, she said a lot more could still be done and...
Most parts of South Africa have received the bulk of their summer rains, and with the onset of winter, the department of water and sanitation says water is steadily dissipating from dams. Prospects of another El Nino are also forecast for the...
The OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape recently reached a payment agreement with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to settle its outstanding debt amounting R87 million. The department’s minister Nomvula Mokonyane met with...
There has been a slight decrease of 0.3% across South Africa’s 211 dams according to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) weekly dam report. As of the end of last week, the national average was at 72.9% compared to 73.2% on 20 April. The...
