Water and climate change are inextricably linked. Extreme weather events are making water more scarce, more unpredictable and more polluted – threatening sustainable development, biodiversity, and people’s access to water and sanitation. Africa is...
In response to the worsening state of wastewater treatment plants, Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has asserted that he will not request President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a National State of Disaster. Mchunu emphasised that...
Mining operations are integral to various industries, providing essential resources for manufacturing and infrastructure development. However, the extraction of valuable metals from ore involves the extensive use of water, resulting in mining...
By Chris Ashmore, Watericon South Africa is currently facing the perfect storm of a failing water supply. Outdated infrastructure, poor maintenance, prolonged droughts, increasing population, lack of investment, and a skills shortage, have led to...
Municipalities are looking for opportunities to improve service delivery and cash flow. Yet many still don’t realise the hidden gains of digitising their water systems. By Chetan Mistry, strategy and marketing manager, Xylem Africa...
Intense and ongoing heavy rain in KwaZulu-Natal since Sunday night has led to significant problems, including deteriorating roads, damaged bridges, and flooded homes. The persistent downpour has left a trail of destruction in its wake. The KZN...
The City of Tshwane has revealed that it has discovered the cause of the water supply interruption in Ga-Rankuwa and nearby areas. The City of Tshwane cautioned its residents to boil and filter tap water before drinking it – as...
The eThekwini Municipality has reported the gradual return of water services to most northern regions. However, specific command reservoirs, including uMhlanga 2, Sunningdale Tower, Trenance 1, and Trenance 3, are still in the process of...
Two existing concrete reservoirs in the rural Makhosini region (part of the Zululand District Municipality) have now been supplemented with two new bulk water storage tanks from the SBS Tanks.“Despite being the largest district in the province of...
