The Chairpersons of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation – and the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements, Machwene Semenya and China Dodovu,...
During the recent drought in Cape Town, diverse opinions were expressed regarding the underlying reasons why the city found itself hurtling towards the so-called “Day Zero”. By Dr V Jonker |Aurecon Although the debate was often characterised by...
A decline in dams levels of the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) has this negatively impacted the overall levels of the system. Water consumers thus need to intensify efforts to cut back on water use. The IVRS, which consists of 14 dams, is one...
Western Cape dam level storage is better and healthier, following the worst drought in 2017/18. This is all thanks to the collaborative efforts of different spheres of government and other sectors that pulled out all the stops to ensure...
