The Knysna Municipality has been plagued by failures in its water reticulation system which has left residents and businesses without water and frustrated. The municipality came out recently to apologise to residents noting that the constant water...
The ROSE Foundation is calling on South African businesses to dispose of used oil responsibly as it fears that water contamination is threatening the country’s already dwindling water resources. While old infrastructure and a backlog in services...
Ryno Erdmann, Group CEO, Aquatico, discusses the importance of laboratory testing and the services Aquatico has to offer. Tell me about Aquatico and the laboratory services you offer the water sector. RE Aquatico is an established environmental...
The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality says it has undertaken vigorous water tests after a recent outcry of possible water contamination around the City. According to the municipality it has since communicated with its laboratory to conduct test on...
Despite growing municipal water debt the Department of Water and Sanitation has revealed that it is making progress in reducing its overdraft. Briefing Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) recently the department said it is...
Water consumption in the City of Cape Town has dropped to just over 500 million litres a day (MLD) this year, a promising sign for the drought plagued city. According to Cape Town Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson the city’s interventions, which include the...
Vuyo Zitumane has resigned from her position as executive director of corporate services at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to assume the role of chief executive officer of Amatola Water. Her appointment was announced on Thursday by the...
Lives of those living in rural areas have changed for the better – thanks to innovation. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has developed a water treatment system to get water from rivers. The project was first piloted...
KwaZulu-Natal could soon be added to the growing list of drought disaster areas following Umgeni Water’s recent announcement that one of the province’s main storage dam levels is critically low. In a recent statement the utility said it was...
