Intermittent storms in parts of South Africa have stabilised dam levels keeping them at a national average of 62.5%. This is according to the latest weekly report issued by Department of Water and Sanitation. The report shows that the country’s...
As South Africa’s water sources face increasing pressure, the country has been urged to acknowledge the importance of wetlands as a valuable water system with the potential to help counter climate related challenges. On 2 February 2019 the world...
The community of Langrug in the Western Cape will soon be able to access clean water thanks to a recent water activation that includes rain catchment systems and water filters. The initiative, which was championed by a local celebrity, an...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is continuing to call for an independent water regulator to not only regulate the country’s water sector but spearhead much needed interventions. According to Outa the Department of Water and Sanitation has...
Rwanda’s Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program has received a further €115 million boost from the African Development Bank to help the country give 1.5 million people access to improved, reliable and sustainable water supply services. ...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has partnered with Water Shortage South Africa (WSSA) to lead the campaign for an Independent National Water Regulator in South Africa. Yamkela Ntola, Outa’s Water and Environment Portfolio Manager, says...
Energy and water supplies at the Emthonjeni Community Centre have received a much needed boost thanks to a donation from Sasol Energy. The company has installed solar power panels and a borehole pump at the centre in the interest of fostering...
Farmers living in the vicinity of the Caledon River have been urged not to draw water from the river for seven days. This comes after water was released from Hlotse Adit to augment Maseru, Peka, Maputsoe and Hlotse towns, by the Lesotho Highlands...
A large number of villages around Giyani in Limpopo are still without water. That’s despite the Nandoni dam being completed. Billions of rands have been spent on a bulk water scheme, but it was left uncompleted after a dispute between the...
