Following a successful two-day drought dialogue, the Western Cape government has compiled a list of priority areas that will drive the province’s drought mitigation strategies into the future. The drought dialogue was hosted by Alan Winde, Minister...
Municipalities across South Africa had received an income of R309 billion from all sources of income during the 2014/15 financial year. According to the Financial Census of Municipalities results released by Statistics South Africa today, for the...
A bilateral partnership named the Kingfisher Programme has been formed between South Africa and the Netherlands. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is in the process of establishing nine Catchment Management Agencies – a reduction and...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane has officially launched the Vaal Gamagara Water Scheme in the Northern Cape. The scheme, valued at R18 billion, will involve the construction of a 430 km pipeline and the drilling of boreholes to...
President Jacob Zuma officially launch the Ncorha Water Treatment Works at Bhanti village, Ncorha, in the Intsika Yethu Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The Ncorha Water Treatment Works forms part of the Government Infrastructure...
Water levels in Free State dams remain lower than they were this time last year. The two big dams in the province, Gariep and Vanderkloof are currently at 51% and 68% respectively, while Sterkfontein is at 89%. There are several dams that are below...
The story starts in the heart of the Ceres Valley in the Western Cape. Here, groups of volunteers from informal settlements have been taking pro-active measures to address water issues to not only to benefit the communities in which they live, but...
Durban’s largest ever bulk water pipeline, the Western Aqueduct, is making steady progress and reaching important milestones. Head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS), Ednick Msweli, said this week that the Western Aqueduct would have a...
Water and energy ministers from across southern Africa gathered in Botswana this week to discuss solutions for the water and energy crisis. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Energy and Water Joint Ministerial Workshop was formed in...
