Africa’s growing population is not only increasing the demand for safe, clean drinking water, but is also placing pressure on current water resources. At the United Nations Water Summit in Durban, African water ministers committed to...
A call for world leaders to unite and do more to support the global push for greater access to water and sanitation was one of the focal points at the World Water Day Summit in Durban last week. The summit was held as part of National Water Week....
The first mine water atlas launched last week by the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Minister Nomvula Mokonyane and the Water Research Commission (WRC). The launch took place in Durban and was part of World Water Day which also coincided with...
Following the launch of the United Nations World Water Development Report 2017 last week, stakeholders in the industry have asked whether South Africa’s water scarcity is driving new forms of partnership within the private sector. Zuma, who...
A new approach to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals for Water and Sanitation was launched on Wednesday to coincide with World Water Day. Backed by the Global Water Leader Group and the World Economic Forum’s Global...
With the global population fast growing and the demand for water rapidly increasing, we cannot afford to waste water. This year, the theme for World Water Day in centred around the use of wastewater and its role in helping decrease water scarcity...
Today is World Water Day. This year, the globally celebrated day is based on the theme of wastewater in an effort to draw closer attention to reducing and reusing wastewater, recognising that safely managed wastewater provides an affordable and...
The improvement and completion of several water infrastructure projects was recently highlighted by Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Minister, Jeff Radebe. Following a recent Cabinet meeting, Radebe informed media that the construction of the...
Gazetted yesterday by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Gauteng is officially no longer under water restrictions. This applies to both urban and irrigation users. This follows the recent heavy rains that filled the Integrated Vaal River...
