The Department of Water and Sanitation says it will cooperate fully with the inquiry set to investigate the financial state of the department. The inquiry, which is set up by the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation and the Standing...
Marine salvage experts believe that icebergs could be the answer to the Western Cape’s water crisis. In an interview with Reuters, salvage master Nick Sloane said he was looking for government and private investors to assist in financing his plan...
The process for water use license applications is set to improve as the Department of Water and Sanitation prepares for the introduction of an on-line system. This is according to SRK Consulting principal environmental scientist Jacky Burke, the...
While the Eastern Cape Province battles a drought the Port of Ngqura is playing its part to be water wise. The port has introduced various innovations aimed at not only saving valuable potable water, but also money. “Instead of flushing drinking...
The City of Cape Town has closed the Zandvlei water area until further notice as a precautionary measure following water quality concerns. The City undertook water quality testing at various points within the Zandvlei water body and results showed...
PET plastic recycling, PETCO, and the African Marine Waste Network are working to highlight the importance of solutions to issues of marine and land-based pollution in South Africa. One example of an initiative working to reduce pollution took...
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation, Mlungisi Johnson, says they are extremely concerned about the increasing debt book of the Water Trading Entity (WTE). According to Johnson the debt book for the entity was now standing...
The Democratic Alliance would like the Minister of Energy to explain why the Solar Water Heater programme has succumbed to budget cuts when almost R400 million was budgeted for it last year. According to DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Energy, Tandeka...
Visitors to the Western Cape will now be able to use modern technology to calculate their daily water usage via a specially designed App. In what’s been called a world first, a water-offset tool has been launched for tourists in the Mother...
