water supply | Infrastructure news - Part 6

water supply

Solar power changing lives in Africa

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,...

Sub-station fire causes water outage

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...
Dirty water

Knysna water supply safe to drink

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...

Cornelis River Dam completed

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...