In an effort to accelerate the implementation of priority water infrastructure projects on the continent, the NEPAD Agency and Global Water Partnership recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The MoU, which falls within the framework of the...
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has questioned the Department of Water and Sanitation on unauthorised expenditure on 10 projects that were undertaken, but not budgeted for. The unplanned projects which were identified by the...
Kimberley could soon face water restrictions. Efforts to keep reservoirs at acceptable levels have failed. The Sol Plaatje Municipality says restrictions will be imposed if the combined levels of its reservoirs falls below 100 million litres of...
Energy and water supplies at the Emthonjeni Community Centre have received a much needed boost thanks to a donation from Sasol Energy. The company has installed solar power panels and a borehole pump at the centre in the interest of fostering...
The captain of a Ukrainian fishing vessel has been convicted for dumping sewage into South African coastal waters. The conviction, which is the first of its kind for South Africa, along with the sentence, serves as confirmation that the country is...
A South African non-profit organisation is about to make history as the first organisation of its kind to co-direct a water scarcity documentary with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Speaking at a water...
Tesla has developed a patent for a waste water treatment system that could pave the way for more cost savings in operational expenses. The patent, titled System for Regenerating Sodium Hydroxide and Sulfuric Acid from Waste Water Stream...
The City of Cape Town may be dealing with numerous water challenges but against all odds it has managed to make the provision of sanitation a priority. The City’s MMC for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste Services and Energy, Xanthea Limberg,...
The issue of municipal debt to water boards must be addressed more aggressively by all stakeholders. This was the sentiment of the Department of Water and Sanitation call at a joint sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation...
