The uMshwathi bulk water supply project was under the spotlight recently when the Standing Committee on Appropriations (SCOA) visited the site as part of a current drive to inspect infrastructure projects driven towards service delivery. The SCOA...
The South African Government and Cuba have extended the SA-Cuba cooperation agreement in the field of water resource management and water supply to 2023. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Pamela Tshwete signed the agreement with Cuba’s...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is urging municipalities and water boards around the country to pay their debts and review their tariffs as constant interventions to keep the taps on are negatively affecting the budget. Â During...
The City of Cape Town has implemented level 5 water restrictions following an announcement by executive Mayor Patricia de Lille on Sunday. In a statement, the mayor said the upper limit of 87 litres per person and the overall target of 500 million...
Ray de Vries has created a unique business by getting ‘water from air’. De Vries says he found a technology on the internet which he adapted to South Africa and its climate conditions. This led him to creating a product that serves as...
R600 million per annum has been committed to creating a permanent solution to acid mine drainage that will also produce potable water. The purpose of the long-term solution is to further treat the water by removing the sulphates and creating water...
The Mopani Water Intervention Project is expected to be completed in June 2017, the Department of Water and Sanitation said on Sunday. The project is underway in Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo. “Some residents in Giyani are already...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to launch the R1.32 billion Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Scheme in Mandeni Local Municipality. The launch will take place on 22 March at Sappi Sports Ground in Mandeni. The water supply scheme...
Although the El Nino that started the drought in South Africa is showing signs of slowing down, the looming winter season will leave the country dry. Dr Dennis Dlamini, a hydrologist at the Department of Water and Sanitation, says water limitations...
