While South Africa struggles under the burden of almost constant loadshedding, another problem, a shortage of water, is increasingly manifesting itself, creating headaches not only for consumers but also the commercial sector, particularly large...
The current COVID-19 pandemic makes us acutely aware how crucial access and ability for adequate hand hygiene are for reducing transmission risks of communicable diseases. Good hand hygiene is critical to protecting your health and those around...
Over 150 senior leaders from the water sector have been in discussions over how best to overcome the nation’s most pernicious water challenges. Source:...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has warned water users and communities to conserve water because we are fast approaching the winter season and the shortage of water remains a great worry for the government. In an effort to mitigate the...
A joint venture by civil society organisations has mapped the way forward for South Africa’s first independent water regulator. A new in-depth position paper, developed by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) together with Water Shortage South...
The Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) annual meeting was held this month to address pertinent water issues faced by several southern African countries. Water ministers from several of the SADC countries discussed the growing number of...
Local municipalities are echoing the Department of Water and Sanitation’s plea to communities and businesses to adhere to water saving measures as dam levels across the country continue to drop due to the current unprecedented drought ravaging most...
As many parts of South Africa grapple with drought, we take a look at whether Cape Town’s water shortage is reaching crisis proportions or simply part of a normal cycle. Source: Eyewitness News Source...
While Gauteng has not declared drought as a disaster, the province is pulling all the stops to save its available water and to have an efficient provincial response to the water challenge. Currently four provinces – KwaZulu-Natal, Free State,...
