The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged both business and households to use water sparingly, especially since the Vaal Dam has recorded a slight decline. Presently, the levels of the Vaal Dam, which is one of the 14 dams in the Integrated...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has identified over 3 475 schools across the country to be supplied with water tanks ahead of the reopening of schools. Speaking on Wednesday at a briefing, Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in the Northern Cape has received all 884 water tanks allocated to the province, however, the DWS is concerned about the slow pace of installation of these tanks. Only 347 water tanks have been installed...
Around R16,5-billion in irregular expenditure by the Water and Sanitation Department is being probed. Source:...
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed the first COVID-19 case on 05 March 2020. Proactively, the Government of South Africa acted swiftly by declaring COVID-19 a disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act (57 of 2002). In...
Water and Sanitation minister Lindiwe Sisulu, has appealed to municipalities throughout the country to refrain from the abrupt cutting of water supply to residents as this deprives them of their basic human right of access to clean water. The...
Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has placed the Amatola Water Board in the Eastern Cape under administration. According to a statement released by Amatola, the decision to disband the water board comes after rigorous discussions and...
The current COVID-19 pandemic makes us acutely aware how crucial access and ability for adequate hand hygiene are for reducing transmission risks of communicable diseases. Good hand hygiene is critical to protecting your health and those around...
There is no evidence that COVID-19 will contaminate water supplies, but the pandemic has highlighted water challenges putting communities’ health at risk, say industry stakeholders. Panellists participating in a high-level webinar hosted by Messe...