Record water savings coupled with recent heavy rains have helped Cape Town build a water buffer for the summer ahead to help the City’s dams recover from the extreme drought. According to the City average water consumption for the past week reached...
Millions of litres of water are lost as a result of alien invasive plants which flourish in dam catchment systems. Scientists from the South Africa Environment Observation Network say proper water catchment rehabilitation and management would help...
The Cape Agulhas Local Municipality in the Western Cape now boasts top class water quality thanks to the newly unveiled Struisbaai Wastewater Treatment Works. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pamela Tshwete, recently handed over the...
Residents and business owners in the small North West farming town of Koster near Rustenburg are rejoicing on Tuesday night. An interim court order has granted their local ratepayers’ association permission to take control of the...
A Johannesburg Water employee and two developers from the Waterfall Investment Company have been arrested for allegedly stealing water from the City of Johannesburg during the development of Waterfall City. The suspects, Faisel Abrahams, Irvine...
Energy minister Jeff Radebe has reaffirmed government’s commitment to renewable energy as part of the country’s energy mix. Delivering the keynote address at the African Utility Week conference in Cape Town on Tuesday, Radebe highlighted the...
Kenyan water authorities say the dam that burst last week, killing over 40 people, was illegal. The BBC on Friday reported that the Patel dam was one of many on a sprawling farm near Solai approximately 190km from the capital Nairobi. Elizabeth...
While the Eastern Cape Province battles a drought the Port of Ngqura is playing its part to be water wise. The port has introduced various innovations aimed at not only saving valuable potable water, but also money. “Instead of flushing drinking...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says the second phase of the Middledrift Water Treatment Works is underway and progressing well. According to the department the on-going construction of the Middledrift Water Treatment Works in KwaZulu-Natal...
