The drought-stricken communities of Polokwane and Praktiseer  recently received relief in the form of mobile reservoirs with a storage capacity of 80 000 litres per truck. During a public engagement event at Segorong Sports Ground in Praktiseer...
If current trends continue, domestic and industrial water demand would more than double by the year 2050, and continue to increase after that, according to a new study published in the journal Geoscientific Model Development. The study introduces...
Botswana has finalised a deal with South Africa and Lesotho to tap some of the water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. According to a report by the Africa News Agency Botswana’s Minister of Mineral, Energy and Water Resources Minister,...
The people of Kraaipan, in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district municipality, in the North West share one tap among 10 000 people, according to DA MP Leon Basson. This emerged after the DA conducted oversight of the living conditions of the people of...
The City of Ekurhuleni has heightened its efforts to eradicate water loss and ensure citizens have access to an adequate water supply, by embarking on a R19.5 million project in the Germiston Central Business District (CBD). Germiston is one of the...
A South African based engineering firm has been appointed, against strong international competition, as the construction supervising engineer for the Lusaka Water Supply, Sanitation and Drainage (LWSSD) project. The contract between UWP Consulting...
A celebration was held at the Wings of Life Community Centre in Diepsloot on 19 March in honour of World Water Day and South African Water Week. Xylem Water Solutions has partnered with Afrika Tikkun and Africa Tikkun Services – their sustainable...
In January last year, the Magalies Water Capacity Building Programme was launched. Seven students across several different disciplines were offered internships for 2014. The positive developmental results and personal feedback from the interns...
The current Northern Aqueduct reached capacity on various sections of the trunk mains because of growing demand. As a result, there is not sufficient network capacity to deliver it to areas that need it most. Construction of R250 million worth of...
