“It is really crucial that everybody in the water sector looks at their supply chain resilience. It’s not just your own resilience, it’s the people you depend on – the suppliers you depend on,” said Baroness Brown at a...
The Minister of water and sanitation, Mr Senzo Mchunu, outlined the projects that will be embarked upon following the Department’s intervention in section 63 of the water services Act, 108 of 1997, in uMkhanyakude District...
Speaking on municipalities’ failure to deliver basic water and sanitation services, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Dikeledi Magadzi says municiplaities need to be engaged and assisted to ensure adherence to the national norms and...
By Jorisna Bonthuys The theme of this year’s World Water Day is ‘Groundwater – Making the Invisible Visible’. As it is a vital resource in South African cities, the Water Research Commission (WRC) has funded a research project to improve the...
The South African government has warned of declining water levels before the country’s cold season. Despite recent rains across the country, some areas have not recovered from the effects of the ‘Day Zero’ drought that has been ongoing since 2015....
The city of Tswane has reportedly conducted water quality tests in some areas which came back clean, however according to the city’s spokesperson Sipho Stuurman further tests still need to be conducted. Water quality tests were conducted in...
The City of Cape Town says it has seen a spike in the number of water meters stolen in several suburbs. Steenberg, Retreat, Grassy Park, Strand, Athlone, Woodstock, Ottery, Bellville South, Lentegeur, Manenberg and Belgravia are some of the areas...
Members of Parliament (MPs) have warned that South Africa could have a water “crisis” and not just an energy one. MPs were debating the Water and Sanitation Department’s budget, which was tabled by Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mchunu has tabled his...
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) together with its Technical Committee 147- Water (SABS/TC 147) has been working to revise and update the requirements of the national standard for drinking water in South Africa. The draft seventh...
