Gauteng’s water supply has been a topic of concern throughout 2024 since Rand Water’s October announcement that water supply might face critical issues if demand and usage do not decrease there has been increasing scrutiny of the water board and...
Gauteng’s water worries hit a new level this week with many residents complaining of no water due across Johannesburg. Johannesburg Water responded to the concerns by addressing the media on the 28th of November to outline their strategy for...
Halloween is the time of year when people retreat into fantasy, dressing up for scares, and indulging in the unreal. Sometimes reality is more frightening than the fantasy world, and there are some terrifying water statistics that will give you a...
South Africa’s water utilities are in a precarious state. Major metros are struggling to deliver water. Smaller towns and cities prop up ailing infrastructure and declining revenues. Nearly half of municipal water goes missing before it can...
Water quality is a pillar of the modern age, having good clean water is a public expectation. But water quality can change rapidly and unexpectedly for a variety of reasons, so reliable, real-time water management data is essential for both...
The Picture of Transformation 2040 Report examines the drivers and blockers of transformation in South African society and provides a hypothesis of what 2040 could look like. Siemens South Africa interviewed hundreds of private and public sector...
In the words of Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina, South Africa is a water-scarce country. We are facing many challenges in this sector and the question people ask is will we have water by 2030?” A frightening question, a sobering...
The water sector is a multi-stakeholder one, and with the many actors present it can be difficult to distinguish what roles they each play in the water value chain. Fortunately, there are hard rules and laws that regulate who does what, and who is...
While many African countries benefit from mining’s growth, there remain concerns about communities adjacent to mines facing risks to their groundwater or surface water supply and resources – casting a spotlight on mines’ water stewardship...
