As the rainy season draws to a close in the Western Cape the much-anticipated relief has not come. Dam levels are just over 37 percent with only 27 percent of that usable. The city of Cape Town will implement its first major additional water supply...
Water today is undervalued, misused and misallocated. Too many of us take it for granted – we turn on the tap and it flows. But did you know only 4% of Earth’s water is freshwater and only 0.5% of that is safe for human consumption? As shocks...
GroundWork, with the assistance of the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), has submitted an appeal to the Water Tribunal against a water use licence issued to KiPower Limited for the proposed 600MW KiPower independent coal-fired power station....
Residents of Garies in the Northern Cape are fuming as they enter a third week without water. The area has chronic water problems, with huge water infrastructure projects underway. Resident says the municipality promised them that the water...
The City of Ekurhuleni is putting water saving measures in place to manage peak water demand as temperatures rise and, it’s calling on residents and businesses to do the same. As spring temperatures go up the demand for water and water-using...
The City of Cape Town says it is pulling out all the stops to go after residents who seemingly have no problem paying high tariffs for using excessive amounts of water. According to the city collective usage is at 614 million litres a day...
Mine process water doesn’t always need to be treated to mint condition. Daniel Basson, process engineer, AquaPlan Watertreatment Engineering, explains how treating recycled water to different qualities for different uses saves money, water, energy...
As Cape Town responds to Level 5 Water Restrictions, one of the country’s leading property investment holding companies has made water saving a priority at its buildings across the Mother City. Over 20% of Growthpoint’s R76.9billion South African...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is urging municipalities and water boards around the country to pay their debts and review their tariffs as constant interventions to keep the taps on are negatively affecting the budget. During...
