The Department of Water and Sanitation has denounced the sale of private borehole water after it says it was alerted to a trend of people selling water from their private boreholes. The Department says this recent practice of the secondary trade of...
The eThekwini Municipality has cautioned residents, especially those in the outer West areas, to use water sparingly. This is as a result of the lower than normal supply of water to these areas according to the municipality. “An investigation is...
The Emfuleni Municipality’s failure to honour its payment arrangement with Rand Water has left residents high and dry amid a heatwave in Gauteng. Sowetan Live on Monday reported that water supply was reduced to some areas in the municipality after...
The City of Cape Town is implementing Level 6 water restrictions from January 2018 as part of its efforts to drive down water consumption and avoid Day Zero. The implementation of the latest water restrictions for the Western Cape water supply...
Cape Town residents have been warned that their high festive water usage has brought “Day Zero” closer, by more than three weeks. Day Zero is the day that almost all of the taps in the city will be turned off and people will have to queue for water...
By Garyn Rapson, Partner at Webber Wentzel South Africa’s water supply is predicted to reach a crisis point by 2030. But could better management of this critical resource actually be the economic saviour of the country? Dr Anthony Turton, Professor...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says it is pleased by the progress of water provision at the Ugu District Municipality after recent labour unrest disrupted service delivery in the area. According to the department considerable progress...
Members of the public have until January to submit their comments on the City of Cape Town’s draft Water Amendment By-law. The City hopes the amended by-law will further enhance Cape Town’s ability to become a more water-sensitive and resilient...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is moving ahead with the rationed restriction of bulk water supply to the municipalities that have failed to engage with the department or make payment of their outstanding debts by the deadline of 8 December....
