Mining in South Africa has faced a significant downturn in recent years. Focusing on water efficiency may help secure savings for mines while also preserving a limited resource. South Africa, although technically a water-scarce country, is...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) strongly condemns the dumping and wastage of water meant for needy communities around Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal, especially as the country battles with the COVID-19 pandemic. “The water dumped by...
With a warning of COVID-19 reaching its peak in the next two weeks or so, the demand for South Africans to wash hands frequently is also expected to rise. This phenomenon might put a strain on the availability of water across the country. The...
South African National Energy and Development Institute (SANEDI) is partnering with the Department of Defence (DoD) for a Water Treatment Works project at the SANDF Air Force Base in Hoedspruit in the Maruleng Municipality, Limpopo in light of...
The levels of the Vaal Dam persist to plunge downwards as the country continues to slip deeper into the dry-winter season, prompting the Department of Water and Sanitation to call for behavioural change on the part of water consumers. Presently,...
The eradication of bucket toilets has been a thorn in the side of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) for an extended period. The Bucket Eradication Programme (BEP) in the Free State started late in September 2013. The scope of the project...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is swinging the axe on officials who were involved in corrupt activities that led to irregular and wasteful expenditure amounting to R31 billion in the past ten years. This is according to statement issued by...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has strongly condemned the destruction of water infrastructure in the Pretoria CBD. The infrastructure was destroyed during the strike by the disgruntled municipal workers in the employ of the City of Tshwane....
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed the first COVID-19 case on 05 March 2020. Ever since then we have witnessed the spread of the pandemic across the length and breadth of South Africa. While the collateral damage...
