Department to spend millions on improving access to water
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane unveiled a budget of R16 446 530 000, 00 to improve water accessibility to the country’s citizens for the 2015/16 Financial Year. Addressing...
View Article88% of SA has access to clean drinkable water
About 88% of South Africans have access to clean drinkable water and almost 78% of the country’s population have access to decent sanitation, this is according to the Minister of Water and...
View ArticleGovernment spends R1 trillion on SA’s infrastructure
Government has spent R1 trillion on developing the country’s infrastructure, by the end of 2014. “The expenditure was in areas such as energy, water infrastructure, sanitation, rail, road-based public...
View ArticleWorld’s largest groundwater basins in danger
Civilisation is rapidly draining some of its largest groundwater basins, and there is little to no accurate data about how much water remains in them. This is according to two new studies led by...
View ArticleJericho water shortages receiving attention
The Department of Water and Sanitation has assured the residents of Jericho in the North West that short term solutions have been put in place to deal with the water shortages in the area. The...
View ArticleLimpopo school to rep SA at Stockholm water competition
Grade 10 learners from Mitlhari High school in Limpopo scooped this year’s number one spot in the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) South African Youth Water Prize Competition (SYWPC) Hlengi...
View ArticleCross-border water science cooperation
Earlier this month delegates gathered for a flagship workshop on Water Science Cooperation for Human Capital Development at the University of Kwazulu- Natal. Dhesigen Naidoo, CEO of the Water Research...
View ArticleKimberley gets new water infrastructure
Residents of Kimberley and surrounding areas woke up to dry taps on Saturday morning due to the refurbishment of existing water infrastructure. The project currently underway in the Sol Plaatje...
View ArticleDesalination a possible solution to KZN’s water challenges
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government is considering desalination as part of its strategy to solve its water challenges. The idea to build a large-scale seawater desalination plant is the first of its...
View ArticleInfrastructure plan bears fruit: Part 1
Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe says government has taken the advice of the National Development Plan to heart and put in place an ambitious infrastructure plan which is registering progress....
View ArticleInfrastructure plan bears fruit: Part 2
In line with the National Development Plan government’s ambitious infrastructure plan is making progress according to Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe. He was speaking at the inaugural Gauteng...
View ArticleUmkhomazi Water Project underway
Development of the R16.5 billion uMkhomazi water project Phase 1 is at an advanced stage and once complete, it will be one of the largest water transfer schemes in South Africa. This is a...
View ArticleJericho water plan making waves
The Jericho water plan is expected to restore water to 19 villages that fall under the Madibeng Local Municipality. The Jericho Water and Sanitation Forum in Madibeng, North West, will this week inform...
View ArticleSADC Water Week hits SA
This week South African authorities will focus their attention on addressing the country’s water related issues and challenges under SADC’s Water Week initiative. The South African Development...
View ArticleVentersdorp Bulk Water Supply project completed
The Department of Water and Sanitation, in partnership with the Ventersdorp Local Municipality, have completed the upgrade of the R52 million Ventersdorp Bulk Water Supply project. The upgrade will...
View ArticleGovt pours millions into leak prevention programme
With South Africa losing more than R7 billion worth of water annually due to leaking taps and pipes, government is embarking on a massive drive to curb the problem. President Jacob Zuma, along with a...
View ArticleWorld Water Week delegates sing with one voice on water conservation
Delegates at the World Water Week conference in Stockholm, Sweden, have resolved that water challenges must be prioritised at the next climate change conference to be held in France later this year....
View ArticleR2 billion water pipeline planned for Free State
With the country caught in the grip of a drought and conditions of extreme water scarcity, the Department of Water and Sanitation plans to build a R2 billion pipeline from the Gariep Dam to the...
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Botswana cuts deal for water from Lesotho Highlands Water Project
Botswana has finalised a deal with South Africa and Lesotho to tap some of the water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Botswana has finalised a deal with South Africa and Lesotho to tap some of...
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Maintenance work leaves Tshwane residents high and dry
Residents of Refilwe Township near Cullinan in Pretoria East will be without water for a few days as the city of Tshwane does maintenance work on the pipeline system Residents of Refiloe Township near...
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