Using grey water, from hand washing or from showering, to flush toilets saves water but solid build-up could harm the pipes. This is according to a new paper in the Journal of Water Process Engineering by University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has assured South Africans that the country will not run out of water during the dry winter spell, however, they warn that water may be run out if consumers use water negligently. DWS has therefore...
The rapid rate of urbanisation, combined with steady population growth, is placing pressure on existing wastewater treatment plants, pushing up processing and maintenance costs. IMIESA speaks to SiyabulelaFanie, CEO at OPECS, about a revolutionary...
The City of Johannesburg’s tariff hikes kicked in from 1 July. The announcement was made during the 2019/2020 financial year budget presentation in May. Water tariffs increase by 9.9%, while electricity tariffs have increased by 13.07%....
Scientists say from University of Cape Town say that although Cape Town may have dodged Day Zero, water scarcity will become the ‘new normal’ and there is no way Capetonians can go back to using water as they did in the past. Johan Enqvist and Gina...
Even though 88% of South African households have access to water, the country remains the 39th driest in the world. Furthermore, close to half of the Waste Water Works across the nation are not in a good state, with 80% of them at medium to high...
Rand Water said it had 40 more major projects that might affect water supply in the future. The utility announced this on Wednesday after completing major repairs on the B11 pipeline. Rand Water even thanked the residents of Gauteng for using water...
The rainy season has arrived in full force and Capetonians can expect another three days of rain this week. Cape Town received some much-needed downpours recently which resulted in an increase in dam levels. As far as dam levels are concerned the...
The City of Johannesburg is urging residents to use water sparingly. A water supply shutdown of more than two days has started; this is so that Rand Water can install a new valve. The utility is promising that this doesn’t mean affected areas...
