The social and economic impact of not adequately planning for water supply is substantial. Henk Smit, managing director, Vovani Water Products, explains what the implications are and what municipalities should be doing to avoid a crisis. South...
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...
Newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the country to continue to intensify efforts to use water wisely. Ramaphosa made the appeal during his inaugural State of the Nation Address (SONA) as President of the Republic on Friday in...
The City of Cape Town has warned residents against stock piling water amid the drought as it could bring Day Zero closer once again. According to the municipality stockpiling water will prevent the City from stretching its water supply into the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has partnered with various stakeholders to launch the #SaveWater Ambassador Programme aimed at fostering responsibility towards saving water resources in the City of Cape Town and the rest of the country. The...
Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear plant recently launched a mobile groundwater desalination plant amidst the drought currently gripping the Western Cape. According to Eskom the desalination plant will take care of the country’s sole nuclear power plant thus...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it has a number of contingency plans in place to prevent the City from completely exhausting all its water supplies and it will remain open for tourism and investment. Andrew Whitfield MMC for Economic...
Water levels at dams supplying South Africa’s Cape Town fell further this week, according to data reported on Wednesday, indicating a deepening crisis that could soon see taps in the tourist hub run dry by May. Reuters on Wednesday reported that...
By Patrick Dowling, WESSA: Western Cape Regional Membership Beyond the clamour around who’s to blame, conflicting scenario descriptions of day zero and its predicted date, individual and community responses and helpful tips, the drought, now...
