The Ga-Mopedi Bulk Water Project, valued at R15million, has recently been completed in the Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality. A total of 1200 households or population of just over 7000 people are already benefiting from the project. Due to the...
By Garyn Rapson, Partner at Webber Wentzel South Africa’s water supply is predicted to reach a crisis point by 2030. But could better management of this critical resource actually be the economic saviour of the country? Dr Anthony Turton, Professor...
Residents of Habu in Botswana can now access a reliable water supply thanks to a recently completed water project. The project serves about 1 500 people in north-west Botswana and was completed by JG Afrika’s Botswana office, in partnership with...
Limpopo police have arrested a man allegedly masquerading as a municipal employee and demanding R500 000 from contractors in return for a R305 million water project. Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is spending about R140 million on the Greater Mthonjaneni Bulk Water Supply Scheme within the uThungulu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The project seeks to increase current supply of water...
Despite the severe drought that has hit most parts of South Africa, Xanthia remains a success story as its water project nears 98% completion. Ensconced in the rolling hills of Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, the impoverished village boasts a...
A twelve point five billion rand water project is expected to provide clean and safe drinking water to Eastern Cape residents by 2020. President Jacob Zuma officially marked the beginning of construction of the Umzimvubu dam in Tsolo in the...
Kiambu County has started implementing an ambitious Sh64 million plan for water related projects. Governor William Kabogo pledged to drill 16 boreholes each at a cost of Sh3million in all the constituencies. More than Ksh15 million has been set...
This year’s Energy Global World Award has been awarded to Water for a Generation, a project of the Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) in Swaziland. This three year project, funded by The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF) and implemented by...
