Recent rains do not mean the drought is over – the Department of Water and Sanitation has been stressing this to citizens around the country as national and local water body’s meet to discuss the implementation of water saving strategies in cities...
Dam levels at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project have risen 5% following recent rains, but the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) says there is still a ways to go. Although supply from the project to South Africa has not yet been...
Above average rainfall is South Africa’s only hope for a significant improvement in dam levels. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), communities across the country to continue to feel the effects of the drought despite recent...
The Vaal river system has finally seen a positive improvement in water levels over the last week. Summer rains as well as the water released from the Sterkfontein Dam increased the water levels in the Vaal’s catchment area by 5% (from 26, 5% to 31,...
Videos and photographs of Gauteng’s flash floods dominated television screens and social media sites last week. Unfortunately, the rainfall was not quite enough to provide the relief the country so desperately needs. The Department of Water and...
The City of Ekurhuleni will begin rationing water supply, or “water shedding”, in an attempt to deal with the low availability of water in Gauteng. However, the act of water rationing can have severe consequences for the water system. After...
Government has warned that the Vaal River System could reach critical levels within two weeks if Gauteng residents do not urgently and significantly reduce water usage. According to a statement by Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional...
The South African Water Services’ (SAWS) seasonal outlook remains discouraging as predominant dryness and low prospects of rain is strongly indicated to last until January 2017. Dam levels have seen a general steady decline since April 2014 when...
South Africa is currently facing one of the worst droughts, with national dam levels at 53% as compared to last year’s 64.3%. The Department of Water and Sanitation has intensified water restrictions to ensure that there is enough water to...
