The City of Cape Town is calling on the construction industry to help combat the drought by using treated effluent water for industry operations. According to Xanthea Limberg, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Informal Settlements; Water and...
eThekwini Water and Sanitation has been successfully applying the principals of direct water reuse in a simple yet cost-effective manner. Infrastructure News’s Danielle Petterson spoke to Samista Jugwanth, process engineer at AECOM at the...
South Africa needs to radically change how it supplies and uses water if the country wants to grow its economy. This is the sentiment of Dr Shafick Adams Executive Manager of the Water Research Commission. “As our climate is changing and the main...
The City of Cape Town has redirected R2 billion from its budget to fund seven additional water projects. “We have looked at ways to fund a first phase of water supply projects by relooking at our spend across the city to see which non-water related...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is consolidating the Mhlathuze and Umgeni water boards in KwaZulu-Natal into a single regional water board in an effort to enhance the service delivery and the supply of water in the region. According to the...
Globally, as much as 35% of all treated water is lost to leaking piping systems, with South African levels reaching as high as 60%. IMIESA talks to John Tarboton, executive director of the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association...
City of Cape Town Executive Mayor, Patricia de Lille on Tuesday commissioned a project to bring additional drinking water online from the Oranjezicht Main Springs Chamber and Molteno Reservoir. The initiative, which is part of the city’s Water...
The Buffalo City Municipality has come out to dispute claims that its water supply is contaminated. According to a statement by the municipality a recent message widely circulating via social media has cast doubt on the quality and suitability of...
The Phoenix Waste Water Treatment Works is allegedly causing a stink and eThekwini municipal officials are working around the clock to ensure that the foul odour emanating from the facility is addressed speedily and efficiently. According to the...
