Although Cape Town’s dams are currently sitting at 80,6 % of storage capacity, the city has urged resident to continue conserving water. The City is still within its daily allocation of 650 million litres per day, and this is still way down...
South Africa could run out of water in 2030 unless stringent measures are taken to rehabilitate and preserve rivers and catchment areas. This was re-emphasised by Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu during AgriSA’s congress in...
As part of routine inspection and maintenance of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project’s (LHWP) assets, the LHDA jointly with the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) has started routine inspection and maintenance works on the water transfer and...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has called on the residents of Limpopo and Eastern Cape to reduce their water use drastically after the two provinces dropped their dam levels to an alarming 52% each this...
A water crisis in the town of Graaff-Reinet has seen the Nqweba Dam run dry, leaving residents “fighting” for water. Humanitarian organisation, Gift of the Givers has decided to intervene and is sending trucks of water, tankers, a...
South Africa’s mining industry may struggle to secure reliable water sources over the next two decades, according to Moody’s. Mining companies need millions of litres of water for processing ore, smelting and refining, dust suppression,...
The quality of water in South Africa is under scrutiny as Hammanskraal asks for potable water. Source:...
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) confirmed on Thursday that the water at Stinkwater, in Hammanskraal, was not suitable for consumption. This was revealed by researchers after the CSIR commissioned a three-year study in the...
Three municipalities, which owe Rand Water millions of rand, will have reduced water pressure if they fail to pay by October 1. This is what the water utility said on Thursday. “The municipalities have failed to honour signed agreements to...
