In his State of the Nation Address in February, President Cyril Ramaphosa made a declaration that water use licenses should be finalised within 90 days, with effect from 01 April 2020. Since this declaration, the Department of Water and Sanitation...
Water tanks and water hygiene have come to the forefront as the Coronavirus pandemic is expected to impact poorest communities in Africa who have limited access to water for basic sanitation, hygiene and health. “This pandemic highlights the need...
A weekly dam levels report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation in KwaZulu-Natal has shown a marginal decline in the province’s dam levels. Going from 62,2% last week to 61,8% this week. The Department has since called on residents to...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are working tirelessly to ensure reliable water supply to schools in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality. The SANDF has provided extra water tankers to...
The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo has heaped praises of Johannesburg Water and the management of Northern Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) for doing a diligent job in keeping it clean and functioning optimally. Mahlobo...
The Department of Water and Sanitation working with the Department of Education in Eastern Cape is continuing to roll-out of water tanks, in its efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The second phase of the roll-out is aimed at the...
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has sped-up the resumption of advanced infrastructure works in the Phase II of the LHWP with the beginning of excavation works of two diversion tunnels. The two tunnels will divert the waters of...
Giving women access to safe and clean water could be what South Africa needs to have a thriving future. That’s according to Amnesty International South Africa, which says women are the ones who mostly suffer the consequences of lack of water...
The effects of the winter season are starting to show and the impact this will have on the country’s dams will be felt until the rainy season comes. This week’s dam levels report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation shows that the...
