Lesotho King Letsie III says water from the recently launched Metolong Dam Water Supply Project will benefit half a million people. However, King Letsie adds the prevailing drought calls for more water conservation even though Lesotho is endowed...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to host consultation sessions across the country to allow people an opportunity to submit their inputs on the water pricing strategy. Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has approved...
The Gauteng Provincial Government has officially launched the #SAVEWATER campaign which marks the beginning of a new era in water preservation in the province, according to Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements MEC Jacob...
The Free State drought crisis is reaching breaking point, according to a report by eNCA. Officials are warning that the province has about three weeks of water left. Plans are in place to start implementing water cuts from this weekend. It will...
While Gauteng has not declared drought as a disaster, the province is pulling all the stops to save its available water and to have an efficient provincial response to the water challenge. Currently four provinces – KwaZulu-Natal, Free State,...
A country like South Africa, where rainfall is variable and unpredictable, has to plan for the worst. Specifically, it has to plan to manage the impacts of drought. For cities, present practice is to store enough water to supply the needs of each...
Despite the severe drought that has hit most parts of South Africa, Xanthia remains a success story as its water project nears 98% completion. Ensconced in the rolling hills of Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, the impoverished village boasts a...
With the country caught in the grip of a drought and conditions of extreme water scarcity, the Department of Water and Sanitation plans to build a R2 billion pipeline from the Gariep Dam to the Mangaung Municipality in the Free State. Minister...
After years of neglect, the Kannaland Municipality in the Kannaland Municipality is finally improving its water and sanitation infrastructure. This has emerged during a visit of the Department of Water and Sanitation to Ladysmith to discuss, among...
