The Polokwane Municipality has set aside R191 million for the provision of water and sanitation infrastructure in rural areas. This announcement was made by the Executive Mayor Councillor, Thembi Nkadimeng, during the report tabled in Council on...
Earlier this month delegates gathered for a flagship workshop on Water Science Cooperation for Human Capital Development at the University of Kwazulu- Natal. Dhesigen Naidoo, CEO of the Water Research Commission (WRC) presented the South African...
Grade 10 learners from Mitlhari High school in Limpopo scooped this year’s number one spot in the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) South African Youth Water Prize Competition (SYWPC) Hlengi Makumbila, Camilla Mashele and Nhlonipho Nukeri...
The water level at Hazelmere Dam has dropped to 33 percent of its capacity, which is a cause for concern considering that only 18 percent of that water is usable while 15 percent is mud. The lack of rain in spring and summer has contributed to the...
A South African based engineering firm has been appointed, against strong international competition, as the construction supervising engineer for the Lusaka Water Supply, Sanitation and Drainage (LWSSD) project. The contract between UWP Consulting...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has assured the residents of Jericho in the North West that short term solutions have been put in place to deal with the water shortages in the area. The department said the Madibeng Local Municipality has...
Civilisation is rapidly draining some of its largest groundwater basins, and there is little to no accurate data about how much water remains in them. This is according to two new studies led by University of California Irvine (UCI) using data from...
The Heyshope water system is going to be out of action for 10 days due to a planned maintenance outage by the Department of Water and Sanitation. The outage, which will run from 12 to 21 June 2015, will allow the department to undertake maintenance...
The largest underground reuse water project in Asia is about to be transformed by the introduction of equipment boasting the latest technology. The Huai Fang reuse water treatment plant in Beijing will now feature ultrafiltration-membrane...
