The Department of Water and Sanitation has started rolling-out an eco-friendly innovation of placing a block in a toilet tank/cistern to save water. The Drop-The-Block is designed to reduce potable water consumption by one litre per flush. On...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has warned that the lower-than-normal rainfall, caused by El Niño since last year, continues to impact negatively on dam levels across South Africa. “According to the latest dam levels assessments of 18 April...
The Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) is set roll out several housing projects amounting to more than R500-million in Region D – which covers most parts of Soweto – over the next three years as part of a concerted effort to reduce the...
The plastic pipe industry in South Africa, a key infrastructural and critical asset of South Africa, is facing a crisis which is threatening not only the industry as whole, but key infrastructural sectors in South Africa, such as mining and water...
Big events generate a lot of waste. So much so that nine truckloads of plastic waste was collected at this year’s Two Oceans Marathon. The 2016 Two Oceans Marathon attracted almost 30 000 athletes – that’s a lot of water sachets to keep track of,...
Five City of Johannesburg entities will spend a combined total of R220-million on the delivery of a range of capital projects in Region B in the 2016-2017 financial year. This was revealed at an Integrated Development Plan (IDP) meeting at Marks...
KwaZulu-Natal municipalities are getting a 3.4 billion rand to cater for the crippling drought situation. The fund will assist build boreholes and water facilities in the rural areas. Source: SABC Digital News Source...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has made funding available for the refurbishment of wastewater treatment works in Emakhazeni Local Municipality, in Mpumalanga. The department said the funding was made available through the Accelerated...
EThekwini Municipality Mayor, James Nxumalo unveiled the Municipality’s ambitious R41.6 billion budget for the 2016/17 financial year. This is made up of R34.9 billion operating budget and R6.7 billion capital budget. Amidst tough economic...
