The African water sector’s growing need for integrated solutions from multi-disciplinary teams has led to the creation of a Water and Environmental Technology (WET) unit at SRK Consulting, streamlining the company’s capabilities in vital sectors....
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu says the new Masodi Waste Water Treatment Works that is being constructed in Mokopane, in the Mogalakwena Local Municipality in Limpopo will serve as a model for other municipalities to follow suit...
Renewable energy projects in South Africa are being developed at a time of equally urgent focus on the country’s water resources; this is therefore a good time for developers to apply low impact development (LID) options in their stormwater...
Rand Water is deeply concerned by the escalating debts owed to it by municipalities and the failure of municipalities to respect their bulk water purchase and debt settlement agreements. Rand Water, South Africa’s leading water utility provider,...
Water is vital. As much as our world stops when the power goes out, the prospect of no water is much more dramatic. Fortunately, you don’t need an expensive inverter and batteries to stockpile water. “Water is very versatile and can...
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu has implored those who converged at the Durban International Conference Centre under the Department’s National Youth Indaba umbrella to have meaningful engagements so that they make meaningful...
The Annual Operating Analysis undertaken by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) for the current operating year which commenced on 1 May 2023 and ends on 30 April 2024 has confirmed that water restricts are required for the Greater...
Mines consume considerably less than other industries (5%, compared to industry’s 7% and agriculture’s 61% – CSIR). Yet water is vital for mining operations, and mines realise substantial benefits when they make their water...
The Green, Blue and No Drop Certification programs are regulatory mechanisms of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). As the water sector regulator in terms of both the National Water Act and Water Services Act, DWS introduced these...