Water restrictions could be extended for another year in KwaZulu-Natal following an application from Umgeni Water to the Department of Water and Sanitation to extend water restrictions. The province currently has mandatory water restrictions of 15%...
The City of Cape Town is urgently seeking alternate means of water sources as its water supply is close to being completely depleted. Some of the city’s solutions lie with pumping water from the Table Mountain Group aquifer and the establishment of...
South Africa’s national water storage levels showed a decrease last week based on an assessment by the Department of Water and Sanitation. The assessment which was carried out on Monday showed a 0.4% decline in average dam levels, leaving national...
Despite recent heavy rains in the Western Cape, water still needs to be saved and used very sparingly, says Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille. On Friday, the city’s dam levels were recorded at 20.4%. However, with the last 10% of water mostly...
Most parts of South Africa have received the bulk of their summer rains, and with the onset of winter, the department of water and sanitation says water is steadily dissipating from dams. Prospects of another El Nino are also forecast for the...
There has been a slight decrease of 0.3% across South Africa’s 211 dams according to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) weekly dam report. As of the end of last week, the national average was at 72.9% compared to 73.2% on 20 April. The...
Water restrictions were lifted with immediate effect in Gauteng on Monday. The announcement was made by the minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane and follows the excitement about the Vaal Dam approaching maximum capacity. Â The Vaal...
The Vaal river system has finally seen a positive improvement in water levels over the last week. Summer rains as well as the water released from the Sterkfontein Dam increased the water levels in the Vaal’s catchment area by 5% (from 26, 5% to 31,...
Videos and photographs of Gauteng’s flash floods dominated television screens and social media sites last week. Unfortunately, the rainfall was not quite enough to provide the relief the country so desperately needs. The Department of Water and...
