It’s not every day or year that Johannesburg Water (JW) gets to launch two water reservoirs in less than six months. The Orange Farm and Diepsloot reservoirs were launched in January and March 2018, respectively. These are big, wide concrete...
Public schools in Cape Town are getting a water saving boost. The NGO Save our Schools and the private sector are installing tanks to harvest rain water for ablution facilities. The first consignment has been delivered in Woodstock. Source: SABC...
Recent rainfall in the Western Cape has brought some relief to the province as major dams have steadily improved. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation, the increased inflow into the rivers was sufficient to lead to significant...
A dairy factory based in the coastal town of Mossel Bay in the Western Cape, has been declared the first zero water technologies site in the Southern Hemisphere. The plant, which was launched by the minister of Water and Sanitation recently, is a...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says Minister, Gugile Nkwinti, has taken bold steps to turn the department around and accelerative service delivery imperatives since his appointment. According to the department Nkwinti, has already developed...
The coalition of eight community and civil society organisations has launched new legal proceedings against Atha-Africa Ventures’ proposed coal mine inside a protected strategic water source in Mpumalanga. The new proceedings are a judicial review...
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Gugile Nkwinti attended the launch of the country’s first Zero Water operation at Nestles dairy factory in Mossel Bay in the Southern Cape today. The launch marks the commemoration of the 2018 world...
While average water levels in dams around the Eastern Cape have decreased slightly the Department of Water and Sanitation says the situation in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is critical. According to the department water storage levels in...
Rural communities in northern KwaZulu-Natal can breathe a sigh of relief as they will no longer have to walk long distances to fetch water. Thanks to a massive water project undertaken by Mhlathuze Water on behalf of the Department of Water and...
