The Department of Water and Sanitation wishes to strongly reaffirm its commitment to continue to work doggedly with stakeholders to speed up the longstanding sewer pollution of the Vaal River. Recently, the Department finalised the scope of all...
An increase in pollution and the destruction of river catchments are contributing to the declining quality of South Africa’s raw water resources, leading in turn to greater treatment costs. As water quality declines, more time and energy must be...
The commercial sector has not fully realised the opportunity that exists to reduce their environmental footprint and save money in the long term when it comes to water use. By Ruan Jansen van Rensburg, Mechanical Engineer at SEM Solutions The...
Day Zero, predicted for 12 April 2018 in the City of Cape Town, would have been the largest drought-induced municipal water failure in modern history. While it was narrowly averted, some municipalities in South Africa have not been so lucky. South...
