Millions of South Africans have been affected by water restrictions and outages as a result of the drought over the last two and a half years. However, South Africans are not alone. Big cities around the world have also experienced extreme weather...
The SADC Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI), a new organisation that will positively impact the lives of 70% of the 250 million residents of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), was officially launched in Johannesburg last...
Currently, 13 of South Africa’s dams are below 10% full, 58 dams are below 40% and 29 dams are above 100%. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) continues to monitor 211 dams on a weekly basis. “Our national storage situation is still...
Interested in using treated wastewater for non-potable purposes? Johannesburg Water is investigating water re-use options by inviting its bulk water customers who might be interested in using treated wastewater (effluent) for non-drinking purposes...