More than 4500 water tanks have been dispatched to various communities in Eastern Cape Province. This is in an effort stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which has claimed 48 lives so far. This roll out of water tanks and...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it welcomes the declaration made by the Minister of Co- operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr Nkosazana Zuma, to declare South Africa as national disaster area. The declaration was made due to the...
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu said the severe drought in the Eastern Cape needed urgent government intervention. Sisulu visited the province with deputy David Mahlobo on Monday to assess the situation, which she...
Dam levels in the Eastern Cape have dipped yet again according to the latest report on water levels in the region released by the Department of Water and Sanitation. Dam levels have declined to 61.3% compared to the 61.7% they were at last week....
Parts of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape have two months supply of water left. Dam levels that supply the west of the city are below 30 %. Residents have called on national government to intervene as day zero is fast approaching. SABC News’s...
Recent rains in the Eastern Cape have brought much needed relief to Nelson Mandela Bay and the Gamtoos Valley, where five citrus towns were fast approaching Day Zero. Persistent rains over the weekend in the drought stricken western part of the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation, as the main funder of the Nooitgedacht Low Level Scheme Water Project, has announced that it is fully committed to finalising the project to benefit the residents of Nelson Mandela Bay. The department has now...
The Eastern Cape Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to introduce 80% water restrictions to avert a looming disaster of the absence of water in several towns in Gamtoos Valley. Kouga Dam, which supplies the Kouga and Gamtoos valleys, has...
Several areas in the Eastern Cape have been grappling with a devastating drought. Now, alleged negligence in the Amathole District Municipality has left some Eastern Cape towns, including Fort Beaufort, Adelaide and Bedford, with hardly any water....
