The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation is disappointed with the progress made towards completing the Giyani Bulk Water Project. The committee visited the area as a follow-up to the work of the previous portfolio...
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu met with community leaders of Emfuleni Local Municipality to address their concerns following a visit to the Vaal River Intervention Project. Sisulu and the attendees received an...
Residents of QwaQwa have rejected the tanks saying they just want running water in their taps citing the long distance to travel as only one of the factors making this plan unsustainable. Source:...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has cautioned water users to continue using water sparingly as the dam levels haven’t improved satisfactorily due to the scarcity of rain in Limpopo. The province’s average dam levels are at 59.6%,...
Part of the explanation for the water scarcity in the country is that South Africa is currently faced with a drought. eNCA takes closer look at to what extent that accounts for the challenges that communities are facing. Source:...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe has announced several interventions which include injecting R220m to address the water crisis in QwaQwa. Sisulu, visited the challenged area of QwaQwa in Free State. She was...
EThekwini Municipality announced that its multimillion-rand water infrastructure upgrade would bring the long-standing water shortage woes of residents in oThongathi and the city’s western areas to an end. According to IOL, municipal spokesperson...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse and Water Shortage South Africa want to address the country’s water crisis. The two groups say plans are in place for talks with Parliament to draft and process the necessary legislation to establish an...
The Department of Water and Sanitation in Kwa-Zulu Natal is set to roll out the Emergency Drought Mitigation Plan in areas affected by drought in the Province. This comes as Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and her counterpart Minister Nkosazana...
