Water | Infrastructure news - Part 183

Water

Nomvula Mokonyane

Water tariff increases not a done deal

By: Frances Ringwood Popular South African newspaper The Sunday Times recently ran a story on its online portal claiming that “South Africans should prepare to pay more for water,” citing Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Minister Nomvula...
GF Piping MULTI/JOINT 3000 Plus fittings

Below water yet above standard

The Sardinia water company recently needed a reliable quick fix for a wastewater line that lay at the bottom of the sea at a depth of 15 to 20 meters. Just southwest of the coast of Sardinia you will find the small island Isola di San Pietro. All...
Money

South Africans to pay more for water

South Africans will pay more for water in coming months as Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane announced that water tariff increases are inevitable. Speaking to the Sunday times in an interview Mokonyane said the extra money will be...
Dripping tap

Severe water shortage strikes Polokwane

Polokwane Municipality says water levels at all its reservoirs are critically low, with some of them already empty. This follows the shutdown of supply by Lepelle Northern Water to allow for repair work on the Specon pipeline from the Olifantspoort...