Although South Africa has a fairly sufficient amount of water in its reservoirs, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is calling on consumers to save water. The department’s weekly report states that the country has 21 609,7 m3 of water...
One year on from the height of the 2017/18 Cape Town water crisis, a collective of academics and practitioners have launched a unique new initiative to document and capture key learnings from the water shortage that came close to being a...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in Gauteng has urged water consumers to be cautious in their water usage in order to avert pressure on the Integrated Vaal Rivers System (IVRS). The IVRS has been on the decline for weeks as the water...
You already know that we live in a water-stressed country, receiving an annual rainfall of 492 mm, while the rest of the earth receives 985 mm. In addition, the WWF cautions that 98% of South Africa’s water has already been allocated to users,...
The 95-year-old Hartbeespoort Dam has been plagued by water hyacinths since the 1970s. However, there may be a way to harness these alien invaders to empower local communities and start a circular economy. The water quality in the Hartbeespoort Dam...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Gugile Nkwinti has singled out pollution as the biggest threat to the South Africa’s water quality. “A resolution to the thousands of informal settlements that stretch along South Africa’s rivers must be considered...
Amid challenges such as climate change, disaster reduction and future proofing, is enough being done to preserve our water? Research by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that limiting global warming to 1.5°C...
Up to 50% of the annual inflows into two of South Africa’s important dams could be used up by alien plants over a period of 45 years, if they are left uncleared. This warning about the Western Cape’s Berg River Dam catchment and Limpopo’s De Hoop...
The future of South Africa’s water security will depend heavily on renewed government vigour after the May elections. This is the view of industry expert Peter Shepherd. According to Shepherd, who is a partner and principal hydrologist at SRK...
