Looking at ways to expand South Africa’s pool of water resources was addressed at a round table discussion held at the end of last week in Johannesburg. Hosted by engineering company GIBB, the discussion brought together leaders in the water...
South Africa’s Draft Mine Water Management Policy is now open for public comment. The Department of Water and Sanitation gazetted the policy last week, with the comments window open for a 60 day period. This period began on 14 July and will end on...
Design and construction supervision on the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) will be undertaken by the Matla a Metsi Joint Venture. The announcement was made by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) last week....
Level 4b water restrictions were officially implemented on Saturday in the City of Cape Town. “Level 4b restrictions will be used to drive down water usage to 500 million litres of collective water usage per day which is required as dam levels...
Communities which will be disrupted during Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) need to a have buy-in, says the Department of Water and Sanitation. The department along with the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA)...
The City of Cape Town is taking a new resilience approach to water management in the city, mayor Patricia de Lille said on Sunday. After experiencing one of the worst droughts in almost 100 years, the city is looking at securing new sources of...
One of Johannesburg’s oldest canals recently underwent an R8 million upgrade as part of the city’s repair and rehabilitation of stormwater drainage systems portfolio. The Robinson Canal upgrade was undertaken by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA),...
Corruption allegations have led to the suspension of Umgeni Water’s chief executive Cyril Gamede. An investigation was opened last week to look into the allegations after an anonymous letter was circulated within the company, and to minister of...
The Usuthu Water Purification Plant in KwaZulu-Natal is undergoing an expansion to increase output by 20 mega-litres per day. The expansion is said to have a R19 million price tag. The plant and several reservoirs, which are based in Nongoma, were...
