Invasive alien plants are threatening up to a third of the water in major cities in the Western and Eastern Cape a new government report has revealed. According to the report by the South African Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), invasive alien...
In June 2018, Bouake, the second largest city of Cote d’Ivoire, suffered it’s first-ever shutdown of domestic water supply. The country’s dammed lake, which supplies 70% of the city’s water supply completely ran dry and according to many experts,...
A fire at the Eikenhoff sub-station has resulted in power and water outages across parts of Johannesburg. Rand Water relies on the sub-station to power its Eikenhof pumping station, leaving some areas without water. Rand Water spokesperson Justice...
The Knysna Municipality says its water supply is safe for human consumption. This comes after there was an attempt to sabotage the municipality’s water supply. Peter Myers, Chairperson of the Technical Services Committee says recent laboratory...
The Ekurhuleni Municipality says worms found in the potable water of two families in the City did not come from the municipality’s water supply. The City says it has noted recent media reports of two families that allegedly found worms in their...
South Africa has a myriad of water woes. Thousands of fish were reportedly found dead recently as a result of raw sewage flowing into the river from pump stations in the Emfuleni Municipality. And in the Free State parliament is conducting sit...
The water challenges faced by the community of Warden in the Free State have finally come to an end after the completion of the Cornelis River Dam. The Department of Water and Sanitation recently announced the completion of construction works on...
In an effort to ease the pressure on public water sources Sun International’s GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World in Cape Town has announced the completion of a water purification plant on the property. The plant, which will treat borehole...
The Greater Cape Town Water Fund is working with authorities, the private sector, NGOs and communities to restore the City’s largest aquifer. The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages (PenBev), and the Nature Conservancy (TNC),...
