The City of Cape Town has called for the results of the Household Survey 2015 to be interrogated and verified against other data before it can be used to manage future implementation. According to the City’s Executive Deputy Mayor Alderman Ian...
Two engineers from South Africa were designing a wheel barrel when they realised they could put water in the wheel. From that idea the Hippo Roller was born and is now changing people’s lives all over the world. Produced by Grace Raver....
National satisfaction with water-related services has decreased since 2005 despite the fact that access to water has increased. According to the recently released General Household Survey 2015, 62% of households rated the quality of water-related...
A South African company is participating in an innovative initiative to eliminate plastic litter from the canals of Europe. Johannesburg and Cape Town-based KBAC Flooring is the sole South African distributor of Interface carpet tiles which...
“Everyone who was part of this year’s African Utility Week felt the same passion for the energy and water sectors on the continent and had the feeling that we are on the brink of enormous progress“, says Evan Schiff, event director of the African...
With the gap between supply and demand for water expected to reach 17% by 2030, many South Africans will be required to radically change their attitudes to the way in which this precious commodity is being used and conserved, especially in the...
The Wildlands Green Filter Plant is the result of collaborative efforts to address the serious pollution problems of the Plankenbrug River in Stellenbosch. The Plankenbrug River receives greywater, polluted stormwater and effluent overflow from...
As many parts of South Africa grapple with drought, we take a look at whether Cape Town’s water shortage is reaching crisis proportions or simply part of a normal cycle. Source: Eyewitness News Source...
Many mines continue grapple with the complexities of implementing and renewing their water use licences (WULs). Global consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting have prepared a manageable system to simplify this process – complete with a...
