As drought conditions across South Africa further exacerbate concerns about inadequate investment in  – compounded by the poor maintenance and operation of existing infrastructure – the growing question is whether this downward trend in service...
Thieves have been caught on camera at various points throughout the City of Johannesburg stealing brass water meters so that they can resell them as scrap metal. By Frances Ringwood The benefit to the thieves is little but replacement costs...
As Southern Africa battles one of the worst droughts on record in 100 years, the country has used social media to mobilise citizens and provide drinking water for those suffering under the throes of the dry spell. One of the initiatives which has...
Project Water Drop, an initiative by Jacaranda FM, is underway to collect and transport donated water to drought-stricken areas in the North West province of the country. Numerous volunteers and corporates are dedicating their time and equipment to...
As the Eastern Cape continues to suffer the effects of drought, several schools in Port Elizabeth launched a week long water collection project. The project will collect water to assist areas of the province devastated by drought. Water bottles...
The groundwater in many of Africa’s most crowded regions lies close to the surface, making it vulnerable to pollution, a new study shows. Regions along the Gulf of Guinea are at highest risk of groundwater pollution on the continent,...
Machines for manufacturing high-quality prefabricated concrete products for sewage and wastewater systems are now available from a leading local manufacturer. Pan Mixers South Africa (PMSA) has a well-established affiliation with BFS GmbH which...
More water restrictions are on the cards for KwaZulu-Natal, after the uMgungundlovu District Municipality said there was a “compelling need” to have them in place. A committee to evaluate water restrictions has been set up. The...
The devastating dry spell which has gripped much of Southern Africa in the wake of the El Nino weather phenomenon is fast raising the possibility of a serious water crisis in the entire drought-prone Matabeleland region in Zimbabwe. According to...
