The most basic of all human rights – water – is also a central element in global affairs and the development agenda with wide implications on international peace and security, the Deputy Secretary-General of the UN told participants at...
By Frances Ringwood It has been a couple of weeks since the recent launch of the Giyani Water Treatment Works (GWTW) in Limpopo, as part of the Presidential “Siyahlola” Campaign. The GWTW plant was launched by President Jacob Zuma with the minister...
Lund University in Sweden has developed a “super detector” that can track traces from a teaspoon of sugar in the Baltic Sea. The technology has also been adapted for use as a potentially life-saving technique that can detect toxic algae blooms in...
The national drive to clean up South Africa’s struggling municipalities includes ramping up water utilities’ ability to collect revenue, accurate metering, managing the free basic water allowance effectively and reducing water losses. Utility...
“There is now not one drop of municipal water left in Harare,” A source supplying boreholes in several SADC countries, including Zimbabwe’s capital, has told Infrastructre.ne.ws. “There are now hundreds of new boreholes being dug each week, putting...
There has been a massive public outcry over the recent Zimbabwe National Water Authority’s (Zinwa) ban on the drawing of bulk water from boreholes. Thousands of residents have described the decision as illegal. They has aired their frustration and...
The prospect of washing more than 550 000 cars a year with virtually no water at all in fewer than 30 minutes per vehicle seems preposterous. This is however what Combined Motor Holding (CMH) CEO, Jebb McIntosh, intended to accomplish through his...
Water supply has been restored to almost all the affected areas in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane metros, Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane announced on Monday. Residents in parts of the province has experienced irregular or no...
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is pleased to announce a historic disbursement record in key strategic infrastructure projects in South Africa and SADC region. Total disbursements increased by 39.1% from R9.2 billion in 2012/13 to...
