The Department of Water and Sanitation has echoed its commitment to foster Africa-wide bilateral and trans-boundary relations in the water sector to enhance the provision of water in the country and on the African continent following the annual...
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has awarded the tender for the construction of the Polihali Operations Centre, a critical component of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project’s (LHWP) advance infrastructure, to L&M,...
The International Water Association (IWA) estimates that, out of an anticipated global population of 9.7 billion people by 2050, 66% will reside in urban areas. One out of five people is at risk from floods, while 40% of the world’s population is...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has commenced consultations on the establishment of a new utility to help entice private investment in infrastructure needed to head off potentially crippling water shortages. The department plans to...
Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) is a State-Owned Entity (SOE) that raises funding and implements bulk raw water infrastructure projects on behalf of the government. Kirsten Kelly talks to Ntsikelelo Gosani, Project Finance Manager at TCTA...
South Africa’s Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) has raised just over R15 billion in capital markets to continue construction of the Lesotho Highlands water project. This is according to the minister of water and sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu. The...
The concept of the Water-Wise City, as outlined by the International Water Association (IWA), is a key initiative to assist cities to conserve this precious resource. What’s more, Water-Wise Cities are liveable, resilient, sustainable, and...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has called on the residents of Limpopo and Eastern Cape to reduce their water use drastically after the two provinces dropped their dam levels to an alarming 52% each this...
The Water and Sanitation Department has called on Gauteng consumers to significantly cut back on their water usage due to a two month planned shutdown of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel system. The tunnel will be shut for inspection and...
