The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is tightening water restrictions for domestic and agricultural use in the Western Cape. According to a statement, the department has gazetted a further 20% of water restrictions as a precautionary...
The City of Cape Town expects municipal water supply to run out by March 2018 if residents do not change their water habits and reduce consumption. In an update on the drought crisis Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille said if consumption is not...
The uMshwathi bulk water supply project was under the spotlight recently when the Standing Committee on Appropriations (SCOA) visited the site as part of a current drive to inspect infrastructure projects driven towards service delivery. The SCOA...
Multinational water firm SUEZ recently completed its acquisition of General Electric’s (GE) lucrative water and process technologies division, GE Water & Process Technologies, for €3.2 Billion. The acquisition, which was effective as of 30...
A new, innovative decentralised water purification system was launched this month and is set to change the South African water purification landscape – one installation at a time. The Kusini Water System, which was recently installed in the...
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, will be appointing an Interim Board at Umgeni Water in the interest of stability and to allay investor fears. The minister took the decision following concerns raised by investors acting on...
Residents of Habu in Botswana can now access a reliable water supply thanks to a recently completed water project. The project serves about 1 500 people in north-west Botswana and was completed by JG Afrika’s Botswana office, in partnership with...
Soweto residents living in Zondi and the surrounding areas will be without water for 58 hours as the City of Johannesburg undertakes maintenance from Tuesday 3 October to Thursday 5 October. The planned interruption, which will allow Johannesburg...
The South African Government and Cuba have extended the SA-Cuba cooperation agreement in the field of water resource management and water supply to 2023. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Pamela Tshwete signed the agreement with Cuba’s...
