Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane yesterday launched three water augmentation Projects at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Water Pump Station in Vereeniging, Gauteng. This major initiative, in partnership with Rand Water Board, will...
Water has been on the minds of South Africans since the full extent of the drought took effect in many regions of the country, which weighed down heavily on many related sectors in the country, such as agriculture and trade. Water infrastructure is...
Phase 1 of the augmentation and upgrading of the James Kleynhans Bulk Water Supply in the Eastern Cape is about to commence. The soon to begin augmentation and upgrade is to meet water demand requirements for 2035 and during drought situations....
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has pledged to spend R10.8 billion this financial year to address infrastructure challenges. The money will be split between various grants and programmes in order to maximise infrastructure...
South Africa is among the world’s least energy efficient countries in terms of its economy. Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Peterson told delegates the uncomfortable truth about South Africa’s energy efficiency at the 2016 African Utilities Week....
With the ongoing drought placing increasing stress on South Africa’s water resources, South Africa has agreed to partner with Iran to develop desalination plants to boost water supplies. This announcement comes after South Africa last year recorded...
South Africa is preparing to shield itself against the fall-out of climate change following the devastating drought. South Africa is a fundamentally water-constrained economy. Water strategist at the University of the Free State, Anthony Turton,...
The Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) conference got underway yesterday under the theme “Water the ultimate constraint”. The five-day conference is centred on the promotion of professional excellence in the water sector said Dr Jo Burgess,...
“We are no longer throwing money at problems and are more focused on bringing on board our full capacity and support, using our water entities and boards, to intervene and to support municipalities. In turn, they must invest on building the...
