Rhurha Villagers in Peddie in the Eastern Cape are devastated as they have been without water for years. The situation has reduced them to drinking water in dams with their animals. This has led to some of them falling ill. Our reporter Yanga...
While it’s no secret that mining coal and burning it in power stations uses large amounts of water, a new report from the Life After Coal campaign suggests that the associated costs to our water resources and society have been left under-counted in...
Several experts from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) were involved in the development of a landmark report which looks at the link between forests, water, the climate and people. The report, titled “The Forest and Water on...
The French government and the Western Cape Province are set to partner on a R8.6million project aimed at assisting the water stressed region. Ministre d’État, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, M. Nicolas Hulot, and the...
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...
