A subsidiary of the uMngeni-uThukela Water (UUW) Group, Umgeni Water Services (UWS) was established in 1997 to hold UUW’s shareholding in the Durban Water Recycling company. It has also won the concession to manage and operate the reuse plant at...
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has emphasised the importance of diversifying South Africa’s water resource mix for water security. The Deputy Minister was addressing the Inaugural Built Environment Indaba hosted by the...
When a drought forced the Tennessee Valley Authority to reduce its hydropower generation, it lost in the region of $300 million. And when a Coca-Cola plant in India started to compete with local farmers for water resources, it eventually shut down....
South Africa faces a formidable challenge as it contends with one of the driest climates globally, averaging a mere 464mm of rain annually, far below the global average of 786mm. The severity of this crisis is heightened by the climate catastrophe,...