The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is set to launch a citywide inquiry into the broader water situation in the City of Tshwane. The probe followed the negative results of water tests conducted by the Council for Scientific and...
With Mpumalanga dam levels continuing to drop, the Department of Water and Sanitation has called on all consumers in the province to intensify their water saving efforts until the next summer rains. The call comes against the backdrop of...
With almost two months to go before the first possible summer rains, South Africa has a fairly sufficient amount of water in storage to sustain it through the wet season. The change in water consumption has contributed immensely to the improved...
The weekly report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has shown some water levels declining in our major dams. The combined average of dam levels in the Eastern Cape dropped to 56.6% compared to 56.9% the previous week. The area...
A quarter of the world’s populations across 17 countries are facing extremely high water stress, according to a report released Tuesday. Most of them are close to “day zero” conditions, where taps could run dry. The World Resources Institute’s...
The Department of Water and Sanitation met with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on the 1st of August to present the results of the Hammanskraal joint water sampling it conducted with the Commission and the City of Tshwane. The...
Rand Water said it had repaired a burst pipe on one of its major pipelines on Monday, and water supply should be restored in affected areas in Ekurhuleni and surrounds from the afternoon. Technicians spent the weekend working to fix the pipeline...
Despite a dry winter, Free State continues to store most volumes of water in its reservoirs compared to other provinces in the country. The latest weekly dam levels report by the Department of Water and Sanitation indicates that the province is...
Aug 2, 2019
The 2019 annual Water Leakage Summit will be held this year at the DBSA Vulindlela Auditorium in Midrand, Gauteng on 28 – 29 August 2019. The well-established African Water Leakage Summit provides a platform to share innovative ideas and...
