The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) is working with the police on the matter of the vandalism of water infrastructure in the Madibeng Local Municipality. Following the violent public protests in Madibeng earlier this year, where the issue of...
Water pollution allegedly caused by mining companies has sparked a probe by the anti-corruption ombud. Scientists have found high quantities of uranium, sulfuric acid and other toxic materials in streams and rivers in and around Johannesburg,...
In a recent interview with Trevor Johnston, divisional managing director, and Susan Roodt, sales manager, the latest developments within Zetachem and the challenges currently facing the water industry in South Africa were discussed. Maryke Foulds...
African governments must be more committed to conserving their water sources, says co-chair of the Global Ocean Commission, Trevor Manuel. Addressing the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meeting in Rwanda, Manuel pointed out that there is no...
Residents of the Skaaprus informal settlement may have to relocate in order for the Msukaligwa Municipality to supply them with water. According to Health-e, Skaaprus residents have been fighting for clean water for 25 years. The municipality built...
All tanneries in Zimbabwe will have to close until measures are put in place to drastically reduce the amount of pollutants being releasing into the drinking water system. The Zimbabwe government has ordered the closure of all tanneries and has...
COSATU will approach the provincial government and the minister of water affairs as part of a campaign on water and corruption. According to COSATU, it has resolved to take up this campaign following a debate on the challenges that workers and...
The first class of five Rotary sponsored scholars has graduated with Master of Science degrees in water education from the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. The graduates now will apply their education to water and sanitation projects in...
Leading up to the 2014 WISA Conference, IMIESA caught up with the NuWater team to discuss their ‘Water on Wheels’ concept and how this is helping to address South Africa’s growing water treatment challenges. ACCORDING TO John Holmes, NuWater CEO,...
