The global concern of water conservation recently brought together a panel of high level global leaders. The panel met in South Africa and discussed ways in which water use can be harnessed to increase the amount of water saved around the world,...
By Rianté Naidoo A trip to the Northern Wastewater Treatment Works in Johannesburg took centre stage at Knight Piésold’s job shadowing day on Tuesday. The initiative, which was started by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), sees consulting...
Delivering water and sanitation to South Africa’s unserved communities will be a priority for the department of water and sanitation, the department’s minister Nomvula Mokonyane told Parliament on Friday. Mokonyane delivered her budget address in...
Looking at the effects South Africa’s challenging water sector has on Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) was the focus of a recent dialogue facilitated by the Water Research Commission (WRC) and The Gordon Institute of Business Science...
A mine water coordinating body has been established in Emalahleni’s coal mining area in Mpumalanga. This comes after the recent launch of the National Water and Sanitation Dialogue. Emalahleni’s coal mining area begins approximately 100km east of...
As South Africa swiftly moves towards winter, dam levels are raising concerns again. The department of water and sanitation said despite recent good rains in parts of South Africa, the country’s national average storage decreased 0.2% to 72.9% last...
Cape Town is now “waiting on a miracle” to help save the city from its worst drought in 100 years, city official Gisela Kaiser told delegates at African Utility Week. Kaiser said there was no way the city could have reasonably anticipated the...
At African Utility Week which was held in Cape Town last week, a challenge was put forwards to stakeholders in the water sectors from across Africa – to ensure a water resilient future. This call comes amid a time of extreme drought conditions...
Richards Bay’s much needed desalination plant was launched last week in an attempt to enhance water security within the King Cetshwayo District Municipality. The R300 million plant, which was launched by the department of water and sanitation, has...
