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...
Innovation and localised solutions will help fast track Africa’s much needed developments, KPMG experts say. With the opening of African Utility Week in Cape Town on Wednesday, KPMG experts shared their views on what they believe are the greatest...
R2.7 billion in debt is owed to the department of water and sanitation, minister Nomvula Mokonyane told Parliament last week. The debt, which is owed by water boards and municipalities, was described as a “major concern for the department” and was...
Water saving activities in the Eastern Cape are finally beginning to pay off. Various Working for Water (WfW) projects around the province play a critical role in preserving run-off water, contributing to provincial dam levels. These projects have...
One of South Africa’s prominent water treatment companies recently got to show off its plant at the United Nations (UN) World Water Day Summit which was recently hosted in Durban. As a leading water and wastewater treatment company, Veolia Water...
Level 4 water restrictions are being strongly considered as the City of Cape Town has less than 88 days of water remaining. The city’s average dam levels dropped to 22.8%, however with the last 10% of the water unusable, the city essentially has...
Next week is National Sanitation Week and the department of water and sanitation is gearing up to educate many communities on the importance of sanitation, health and hygiene. This year’s theme is “Sanitation for Health and Dignity”. The department...
South Africans have significantly changed their water conservation and consumption habits, water and sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane told the World Economic Forum in Durban. Despite this change, she said a lot more could still be done and...
