Deputy Minister Water and Sanitation Pamela Tshwete has launched the South African regional chapter of the International Water Security Network. This International Water Security Network project brings together the University of the West of...
South Africa’s water resources have been under increasing pressure and water shortages have been the source of several service delivery protests over the past year. In a move to secure South Africa’s water, Deputy Minister Water and Sanitation...
Johannesburg residents should brace themselves for more water shortages this week. That’s the warning from the municipalities affected by water shortages. Several areas in and around the city have been without water supply for close to a week...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane and Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza have launched the Mathibela Water Reticulation Project. The project will improve the delivery of water and water services to the community within the Marite...
Limited availability of freshwater could become a stumbling block for rapid development of shale resources through hydraulic fracturing. Using information from the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, the World Resources Institute (WRI) has provided the...
The inaugural Gender Water & Development Conference originally planned to take place from 7 to 11 July in East London South Africa will take place from 3 to 7 November 2014. While the organisers acknowledge the considerable inconvenience that...
Professor John Briscoe of South Africa received the 2014 Stockholm Water Prize for his unparalleled contributions to global and local water management, inspired by an unwavering commitment to improving the lives of people on the ground. H.M. King...
The 2014 World Water Week, focusing on energy and water, closed on Friday with participants jointly emphasising the importance of a water goal, as well as intimate integration of energy and water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The week also...
An investigation by the Democratic Alliance (DA) has found that there are serious problems with water provision in some parts of the country. Over the last four months members of the DA have travelled across Limpopo, the North West, Mpumalanga and...
