Households in metropolitan municipalities are generally more satisfied than those in smaller municipalities, particularly rural municipalities. This is according to the latest Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) report on the state of basic service...
The government of Ghana aims to increase urban water coverage from the current level to 85% by 2015 while taking rural water coverage to 76% in order to guarantee the availability of potable water for all Ghanaians. According to the Deputy Minister...
The Government of Rwanda, spearheading an African Union-led initiative, and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group have signed an agreement aimed at providing at least €50 million (approx. R732 million) within an Africa-wide resource...
Sawyer water filters use Hollow Fiber Membranes, a technology developed for kidney dialysis. The pointONE Filter’s™ pores are so small (0.1 micron absolute) that no harmful bacteria including those which cause Cholera , Typhoid and E. Coli,...
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) has been fudging delivery figures relating to the Rural Households Infrastructure Grant (RHIG). This was revealed today in a presentation by the National Treasury to the Portfolio Committee on Human...
Q. In the local water industry we have produced many unique solutions to meet rural and urban water delivery challenges. As a company, what are some of the challenges you have faced and the solutions you have found in response to these challenges?...
To meet the drinking water needs of people in Naxal-affected areas, the government is planning to set up 10,000 solar based water systems in 78 districts which have been hit by Left Wing Extremism. “We have just prepared a proposal for 10,000...
Water affairs has red-flagged 14 municipalities in seven provinces, warning residents of numerous small rural towns in these areas not to drink untreated tap water. According to the 2012 Blue Drop report, released by Water Affairs Minister Edna...
Upgrading of hundreds of kilometres of rural roads is pushing ahead. Following on extensive upgrading projects in rural and urban areas of Limpopo Province, the focus has currently moved southward, with North West, Northern Cape and Free State...
