The City of Cape Town says it has seen a spike in the number of water meters stolen in several suburbs. Steenberg, Retreat, Grassy Park, Strand, Athlone, Woodstock, Ottery, Bellville South, Lentegeur, Manenberg and Belgravia are some of the areas...
In an official letter to the Minister of Water Affairs and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, TLU SA strongly objected to an announcement on the installation of obligatory water measuring devices for irrigation farmers. The notice was published in...
The Ekurhuleni Municipality has started a project to install water meters is Tsakane, an area identified to have high water losses. The project, which forms part of the city’s war on leaks campaign, will see the installation of new meters at...
Ten thousand water metres that have exceeded their lifespan will be replaced in the City of Ekurhuleni. The project will cost R16 million and will be overseen by the municipality. The municipality said this project is an effort to ensure water...
How does South Africa measure up in terms of water meters installed and technology suited to end use compared to the rest of Africa and other developing nations? LB South Africa is the leader in both meter installation and the use of suited...
Much has been written about the unacceptably high non-revenue water losses suffered by most municipalities.It is common knowledge that there are few water supply authorities that can claim a water loss of less than 30% of their potable water input....
There is a view that the next war will be over water and not oil; such is the shortage of this valuable asset. Advanced technologies offering greater accuracy and reliability in the management and monitoring of water therefore need to be embraced,...
Due to the ongoing concern over future water scarcity in urban areas, Vela VKE (Part of the SMEC Group) was recently commissioned to assist a number of South African municipalities in implementing effective water demand management strategies, in...
