Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane signed a water co-operation agreement with Italy that will allow South Africa to collaborate on projects that will help improve SA’s management of its water resources. The project aims to improve...
South Africa and South Australia have both been on the receiving end of the El Nino phenomenon that has sucked the land dry in recent years. While SA’s drought has lasted two and a half years, Australia has seen a slight turnaround in average...
Can climate resilience be strengthening through wise water management, and can the implementation of the 2030 and climate agendas be better integrated – with water as a useful connector? The following experts took part in a high level panel...
The International Water Association (IWA) has released a manual to assist services providers with achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. The Manual on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation for Practitioners aims to help...
Safe and clean drinking water is a basic right to all South Africans, however there was a new threat going undetected until recently. Several medical and agricultural departments at the University of Pretoria have partnered with Rand Water to...
South Africa is currently facing one of the worst droughts, with national dam levels at 53% as compared to last year’s 64.3%. The Department of Water and Sanitation has intensified water restrictions to ensure that there is enough water to...
The Metolong Dam in Lesotho has been completed and officially handed over by by Chinese construction company Sinohydro, giving the water project the go-ahead after 5 years of construction. The water supply program was funded by multiple partners...
The Future Water Research Institute was recently launched at the University of Cape Town. The Institute will bring together six faculties and 10 departments to study everything from source to end user in order to generate new knowledge and seek...
The Vaal Dam is only 34% full. The situation has forced government to impose water restrictions and fines on its residents. The situation has many questioning what the status is of phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project which is projected...
