Level 4b water restrictions were officially implemented on Saturday in the City of Cape Town. “Level 4b restrictions will be used to drive down water usage to 500 million litres of collective water usage per day which is required as dam levels...
Starting this month, more than 200 citrus, vegetable and dairy farms in the Gamtoos River Valley that rely on water from the Kouga Dam will have their annual water allocation for 2017/18 slashed by 60%. This was announced by the Gamtoos Irrigation...
The Board of Overberg Water’s term in office was terminated with immediate effect by Water and Sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane last week. The department said the termination comes after a forensic investigation was carried out in March 2016...
The City of Cape Town is urgently seeking alternate means of water sources as its water supply is close to being completely depleted. Some of the city’s solutions lie with pumping water from the Table Mountain Group aquifer and the establishment of...
More informal settlements and schools in the eThekwini Municipality will be receiving water provision and ablution facilities. There was a request to increase the value of contracts in place for phase three of two projects: the Provision of Water...
Water and sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane visited the Theewaterskloof Dam recently, when it was recorded at 14% full. Mokonyane met with a team of engineers, to discuss short and long term solutions dealing with the water crisis in the...
Providing support to upskill female entrepreneurs in the water sector is being is one of GIBB Engineering’s latest commitments. The company recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the South African Water Research Commission (WRC) to...
Emergency water schemes are soon to be rolled out in the Western Cape after the drought-stricken province was declared a disaster area in May. Residents have been urged to reduce their daily consumption to below 100 litres a day while the city...
The City of Cape Town is taking a new resilience approach to water management in the city, mayor Patricia de Lille said on Sunday. After experiencing one of the worst droughts in almost 100 years, the city is looking at securing new sources of...
