While it’s no secret that mining coal and burning it in power stations uses large amounts of water, a new report from the Life After Coal campaign suggests that the associated costs to our water resources and society have been left under-counted in...
In an effort to ease the pressure on public water sources Sun International’s GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World in Cape Town has announced the completion of a water purification plant on the property. The plant, which will treat borehole...
The Greater Cape Town Water Fund is working with authorities, the private sector, NGOs and communities to restore the City’s largest aquifer. The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages (PenBev), and the Nature Conservancy (TNC),...
The roll-out of a series of desalination plants has given Cape Town a new lease on life and a chance for the city’s depleted dams to bounce back from the extended drought. Cape Town has become a hot topic for water engineering over the past 18...
The African Development Bank has approved the African Water Facility’s (AWF) work plan and budget for 2018. The plan addresses past challenges and proposes solutions to the pressing issues of resource mobilisation, filling vacancies, monitoring...
Most communities in the Vhembe area in the Limpopo province, are still without clean running water. Many villages have not seen a drop of clean water since the dawn of democracy. In some areas, people are forced to draw water from...
The Knysna Municipality is working on a Stormwater Management Policy aimed at reducing erosion and pollution, as well as looking at how groundwater can be recharged. Levael Davis, Mayoral Committee Member for Technical Services, says the new policy...
Record water savings coupled with recent heavy rains have helped Cape Town build a water buffer for the summer ahead to help the City’s dams recover from the extreme drought. According to the City average water consumption for the past week reached...
By Philip Wood* The current global demand for water is at the level of 4 500 billion m³ a year and is expected to rise to 6 900 billion m³ by 2030 – therefore, it’s imperative that businesses take action to ensure sustainable water management is...
