The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) says it has dispatched its technical and disaster management teams to the South Coast where the municipal tap water supply has been reported to contain salt. The...
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food. The MoU, signed in Johannesburg on Monday, is set to strengthen cooperation in the water sector,...
South Africa’s water supply could face shortages in future similar to those in its power network, where utility Eskom is struggling to keep the lights on in Africa’s most advanced economy. Water utilities are under pressure after years...
An expert believes the water crisis could have been avoided had the government acted sooner. University of South Africa (Unisa) geography department lecturer Dr Anja du Plessis, told News24 the drought, caused primarily by the El Nino, was...
