In a water scarce country, like South Africa, smart metering can be a utility’s best ally in the fight to preserve water and promote conservation. However as the adoption of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) becomes more widespread, its appeal...
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation says it is not happy with some of the reasons provided by the department for the delays in the implementation of projects. The department appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Water and...
Makhanda in the Eastern Cape is not only battling water woes. Rubbish is piled up across the city, after the second week of no refuse collection due to the municipal strike. Frustrated residents are now doing their own bit to clean up the city....
The search for an alternative water source for the drought stricken town of Makhanda is already successful. The aim is to sink 20 boreholes. The first of these is already providing good quality water at a rate of 20-thousand litres per day....
In attempt to help the drought stricken town of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape, relief organisation the Gift of the Givers has struck pure drinking water while drilling an exploratory borehole. Dr Gideon Groenewald, Gift of the Givers hydrologist,...
The eThekwini Municipality says it was forced to cut the water supply to Tongaat last week in the interest of public safety. In a statement announcing that the water supply had been restored the municipality said poor water quality and raw water...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has officially launched the advanced infrastructure for the Mzimvubu Water Project in the Eastern Cape. The project aims to accelerate the social and economic upliftment of communities through the creation of...
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to provide feedback on its Draft Water Strategy which opened for public comment on Friday. The strategy, which aims to ensure that the City will be more resilient to future droughts, outlines the...
Government’s success in transforming the water sector will rely heavily upon collaboration. This is the view of Minister of Water and Sanitation Gugile Nkwinti. Speaking at a Ministerial Interactive Session on the transformation of the water sector...
