The South African government and the Water Research Commission have been offered a €1.3 million (R18.4 million) grant by the African Water Facility (AWF) to improve water delivery services. This initiative will be supported and driven by the...
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane and Deputy Minister Pamela Tshwete presented the 2014 Women in Water Awards in Rustenburg last Friday. The awards serve as a vehicle for the department to recognise the work done by women and the...
The Kopanong Local Municipality has been given 18 months to implement a turnaround strategy to fix its water crisis. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has found that the municipality in the Free State has violated residents’ right...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane has promised the residents of Giyani in Limpopo access to water by the end of September. “It cannot be that people have access to clean water in affluent suburbs, while the people of Mopani...
Environmental Management Inspectors the Green Scorpions will embark on a sand mining blitz across the country. The days of the blitz are undisclosed to ensure greater impact. This is a joint national and provincial compliance and enforcement...
The 2014 World Water Week, organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), is taking place in Stockholm from 31 August to 5 September. The World Water Week in Stockholm involves more than 200 organisations collaborating on over 100...
At least 20 people have been arrested in four days of protest violence in the Southern Cape town of Mossel Bay. Residents set fire to local municipal buildings and looted shops. Source: eNCAnews Source URL:...
The ministers of Water & Sanitation, Health, and Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs has been issued joint letters by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), asking them to intervene urgently to ensure the provision of clean...
South Africa has received a lot of bad press surrounding water-related issues this year. However, South Africa is on track to reaching its Millennium Development Goal for water. 89.9% of South African households reported having access to piped...
