A total of R213 million has been paid by municipalities to water boards to settle outstanding water debts according to Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane. Speaking at a briefing on the agreements reached between municipalities, the...
South Africa needs to radically change how it supplies and uses water if the country wants to grow its economy. This is the sentiment of Dr Shafick Adams Executive Manager of the Water Research Commission. “As our climate is changing and the main...
Water infrastructure will take centre stage this month as South Africa hosts a summit to profile investment opportunities into the sector. Hosted by the Department of Water and Sanitation, in partnership with the Water Research Commission, the...
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, will be appointing an Interim Board at Umgeni Water in the interest of stability and to allay investor fears. The minister took the decision following concerns raised by investors acting on...
The South African Government and Cuba have extended the SA-Cuba cooperation agreement in the field of water resource management and water supply to 2023. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Pamela Tshwete signed the agreement with Cuba’s...
Industry experts from around the country gathered in Ekurhuleni this week, under the theme “Adapting to the New Normal”, to discuss the impact changing weather patterns are having on the worlds water supply. Speaking at the Water Research...
Access to safe water and sanitation and sound management of freshwater ecosystems are essential to human health and to environmental sustainability and economic prosperity which is why it forms part of the United Nations Sustainable Development...
More informal settlements and schools in the eThekwini Municipality will be receiving water provision and ablution facilities. There was a request to increase the value of contracts in place for phase three of two projects: the Provision of Water...
Delivering water and sanitation to South Africa’s unserved communities will be a priority for the department of water and sanitation, the department’s minister Nomvula Mokonyane told Parliament on Friday. Mokonyane delivered her budget address in...
