With the country’s dams 70,4% full, municipalities have enough water to supply their respective residents without having to cut off supply abruptly to save water. According to the weekly report by the Department of Water and Sanitation the country...
Rains soaked Gauteng and many other parts of the country last week, however, the current 66,2% national dam levels may not be enough to fight the COVID-19 pandemic that has wreaked havoc in many provinces. The Government has made a plea to all...
Despite the rains in different parts of the country, the average national dam levels remains steady this week at 62.4%. Recent heavy rains in the Northern Cape have resulted in a huge increase of dam levels to 80.9%. These dams were sitting at...
The Gauteng provincial water storage has shown some signs of stability as the weekly report by the Department of Water and Sanitation shows that dam levels are above 100%. They are curretly sitting at 103.0%. Despite the improvement and stability,...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has said that dams would be assessed when the rainy weather has subsided to see where the levels stood. A few weeks ago, there were concerns after the Vaal Dam, which provides water for most of Gauteng...
Dam levels across the country remain on a steady decline despite the recent heavy downpours in some parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng in the past two weeks. A weekly dam levels report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation...
The Water Department is fast-tracking plans to deal with receding dam levels. Several areas across all provinces are on the brink of a drought. Source:...
Over 150 senior leaders from the water sector have been in discussions over how best to overcome the nation’s most pernicious water challenges. Source:...
Despite a dry winter, Free State continues to store most volumes of water in its reservoirs compared to other provinces in the country. The latest weekly dam levels report by the Department of Water and Sanitation indicates that the province is...
