A new project has been launched to improve wastewater management and sanitation provision in Africa. The project, led by the African Development Bank, UN Environment and GRID-Arendal, will improve knowledge on wastewater management and sanitation...
Dan Metlana Mashitisho has taken over the position of director-general at the Department of Water and Sanitation. Mashitisho assumed his position on 3 January 2017. The department described him as “a seasoned administrator” and added that he...
Residents in the towns of Calvinia, Nieuwoudtville, and Loeriesfontein in the Northern Cape have been living in extremely challenging conditions since the local municipality dam ran dry a month ago. The last water from the dam was used on December...
It has been a wet start to the new year for residents in Gauteng as recent rains have not only kept the province much cooler than other parts of South Africa, but helped increase the Vaal River system’s water levels. Rand Water reported that the...
