This year South Africa has faced what the UN’s food and nutrition working group deemed as the country’s worst drought since 1992. Vuyo Mthembu has developed an innovative water carrier to help save water and change the lives of people...
The ongoing drought in South Africa has led to a heightened awareness of the importance of water, and businesses are under severe pressure to understand and respond to the risks related to this scarce but essential natural resource. To help...
Speaking at Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape, where he launched the multi million rand Ncora Water Treatment Works, President Jacob Zuma has warned South Africans against taking the country backwards by constantly destroying property and...
Corruption and political interference are among the reasons Southern Africa struggles with a water and energy crisis. These are some of the findings of SADC ministers who convened a workshop in Botswana on the current drought and electricity...
2.7 million South Africans believe a lack of safe and reliable water supply is the biggest challenge they face within their municipality. The Community Survey 2016 by Statistics South Africa found that when asked what they perceived to be the...
The Water Research Commission received the prestigious 2016 Water Award at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s 10th anniversary gala dinner last week. The award recognised the commission’s contribution for a better understanding of the...
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane, North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo, and various MECs gathered in Jericho village near Brits at the weekend to launch the Jericho Rural Water Supply Project. Launched in conjunction with the Magalies...
A bilateral partnership named the Kingfisher Programme has been formed between South Africa and the Netherlands. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is in the process of establishing nine Catchment Management Agencies – a reduction and...
The story starts in the heart of the Ceres Valley in the Western Cape. Here, groups of volunteers from informal settlements have been taking pro-active measures to address water issues to not only to benefit the communities in which they live, but...
