Water | Infrastructure news - Part 188

Water

Nomvula Mokonyane

Frackers now have to get permission

Anyone who wants to attempt fracking in South Africa will now have to get permission from the water affairs minister. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, was added to the list of controlled activities in the National Water Act, according to a notice...
Money

Under spend by water and sanitation worrying

A portfolio committee on Water and Sanitation has expressed concern over the Department of Water and Sanitation’s qualified audit opinion. In a statement released by the committee it says the area of major concern is the under-expenditure of...