The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) plans to consolidate its 12 water boards into nine regional water utilities. The change is yet to be gazetted and may take several years to implement. Some water boards will be merged while others will have...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has given the Zimbabwe government US $4.12 (R46 million) worth of sewer and water sanitation equipment under the Zimbabwe Multi Donor Trust Fund (Zimfund). AfDB representative Mateus Magala says that in order to...
A new research chair, sponsored by the East Rand Water Care Company (ERWAT) will focus on innovation in water research, as well as upping water treatment and management skills in the water sector. The ERWAT Chair in Wastewater Management will be...
Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has announced multimillion rand water projects for Colesberg in the Northern Cape. The projects will include upgrading the old water infrastructure, which was initially designed to supply water to small...
African heads of state have put their support behind the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) new Africa50 initiative. The continent’s leaders met at the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government Orientation...
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) has launched a research program to assist agencies to work towards the One Water concept – water from all sources should be managed cooperatively to meet economic, social and environmental...
Kiambu County has started implementing an ambitious Sh64 million plan for water related projects. Governor William Kabogo pledged to drill 16 boreholes each at a cost of Sh3million in all the constituencies. More than Ksh15 million has been set...
South Africa is facing a major water crisis. The impact of water shortages is felt most acutely in rural areas where there are no major surface- or groundwater resources and where it is not economically viable to install a water reticulation...
Measuring and metering of irrigation water will not only improve regulation of agricultural water use in South Africa, but it will also boost farmers’ profits. This is according to the Water Research Commission (WRC), which has invested in...
