Recent regulations from the department of water and sanitation (DWS) will hopefully overcome the long delays in securing water use licences and allow for a more streamlined implementation of projects, said Manda Hinsch, partner and principal water...
Water quality management challenges are being tackled, the department of water and sanitation said. The department hosted the Integrated Water Quality Management (IWQM) symposium last week to create awareness about South Africa’s pressing water...
The global concern of water conservation recently brought together a panel of high level global leaders. The panel met in South Africa and discussed ways in which water use can be harnessed to increase the amount of water saved around the world,...
The Western Cape has officially been declared a disaster area. Following the most crippling drought to hit the province in over a century, Premier Helen Zille said the decision will be formally gazetted by this week. Dam levels in the Cape are at...
As South Africa swiftly moves towards winter, dam levels are raising concerns again. The department of water and sanitation said despite recent good rains in parts of South Africa, the country’s national average storage decreased 0.2% to 72.9% last...
Cape Town is now “waiting on a miracle” to help save the city from its worst drought in 100 years, city official Gisela Kaiser told delegates at African Utility Week. Kaiser said there was no way the city could have reasonably anticipated the...
At African Utility Week which was held in Cape Town last week, a challenge was put forwards to stakeholders in the water sectors from across Africa – to ensure a water resilient future. This call comes amid a time of extreme drought conditions...
Richards Bay’s much needed desalination plant was launched last week in an attempt to enhance water security within the King Cetshwayo District Municipality. The R300 million plant, which was launched by the department of water and sanitation, has...
Water security and sustainability took centre stage at the recent launch of the National Water and Sanitation Master Plan Dialogue. The plan will be launched by the department of water and sanitation (DWS) in collaboration with the...
