The construction of the R27.5-million uMkhomazi Water Project Phase 1 (uMWP-1), a major bulk water infrastructure scheme in KwaZulu-Natal, is set to start in January 2028, a year after the planned... 

The South Africa Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) stands firm on its view that the country’s water crisis needs to be declared a national disaster. This is despite the publication last month of the... 

Dry taps have become a daily frustration for residents of Johannesburg, a city haemorrhaging more than a third of its water supply, or an estimated 655 million litres (173 million gallons) a day,... 

Multilateral development bank the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and South Africa have signed a $500-million sovereign-backed loan to support the South Africa Metro Trading Services... 

A major burst on the B4 Pipeline is affecting water supply to the Palmiet booster pumping station, Rand Water reported on Thursday. The burst pipe, which occurred at about 06:00 on Thursday, led to... 

The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation raised concerns that, despite Presidential commitment since 2020, there are continued delays in processing water use licences (WULs). This followed... 

Two South African innovators have been shortlisted for the UK Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2026. This is the continent’s richest award aimed at promoting... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), in partnership with the Vaal-Orange Catchment Management Agency (VOCMA), has undertaken a public consultation on the proposed raw water tariffs for the... 

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Natasha Odendaal discusses the state of South Africa's water sector and the publication of the National Water Action Plan, which sets out short-, medium- and... 

Despite the magnitude of the City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ’s) existing sewer and water network, infrastructure will need to double over the next ten years to meet the surge in demand, delegates heard... 

The board of the Water Research Commission (WRC) says it has placed CEO Dr Jennifer Molwantwa on precautionary suspension, with effect from June 22, and appointed Professor Stanley Liphadzi acting... 

The Water Partnerships Office (WPO) is inviting expressions of interest (EoIs) from private sector project sponsors with water reuse and reclamation initiatives across South Africa to explore... 

As South Africa’s water crisis reaches a breaking point, President Cyril Ramaphosa has published the National Water Action Plan (NWAP), outlining strategic interventions to reverse the significant... 

Households using borehole water for non-commercial, reasonable domestic purposes do not need to register under the current national water-use registration process, the Organisation Undoing Tax... 

Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM warns that water availability could, in many regions, act as a constraint on the development of new mines and related facilities, particularly for the... 

Standing waist-deep in the waters of Senegal’s famed Pink Lake, Seydou Toure uses a shovel to scrape salt from the lakebed that he will later sell to tourists and traders. It’s a way of life that... 

Rapid expansion of data centres has helped make South Africa the continent's biggest digital hub, even as critics warn the industry's appetite for electricity and water could worsen shortages... 

The new $1.5-billion loan from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to South Africa, the fourth stand-alone Development Policy Loan to the country since 2022, aims to... 

South Africa has launched the National Water Access Acceleration Programme, through the decentralised water supply schemes, amid the need to expand access to safe and reliable water to underserved... 

A widespread power outage following an explosion on the 11 kV power lines supplied from City Power’s Orlando switching station is impacting the pumping operations of Rand Water’s Eikenhof booster... 

The Badirammogo Water User Association (BWUA) on Tuesday said that it has passed a significant financing milestone for one of South Africa’s largest water infrastructure programmes. Stage 1 of the... 

A research and demonstration project to treat and directly reuse wastewater has been launched by Swiss researchers at the Manger Care Centre, in Benoni, Gauteng.  

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has resolved to establish a political steering committee to monitor and fast-track the implementation of the R14.9-billion Vaal Gamagara bulk water... 

National power utility Eskom and water utility Rand Water will start on Phase 2 of their joint planned infrastructure maintenance programme from 07:00 on July 17. The work will conclude at 19:00 on... 

Water utility Rand Water’s social development arm has donated and commissioned four fully equipped boreholes in the communities of Vezubuhle, Rhennosfontein Farms and Gemsbok within the Thembisile... 

Despite extensive delays caused by funding shortages, Covid-19 disruptions, contractor procurement issues and local land/property disputes, the Clanwilliam Dam Wall Raising Project in the Western... 

The successful completion of a water-stabilisation upgrade on a commercial maize farm in Heidelberg, Gauteng, was achieved when water storage solutions provider DamPro applied its flagship DAMFIX... 

Municipal entity Johannesburg Water officially launched the new 26-million-litre Brixton Reservoir and Tower on April 29, in Gauteng, marking a major milestone in its efforts to strengthen water... 

The compounding pressures of accelerating urbanisation, decaying legacy systems, climate change and chronic underinvestment in public infrastructure over decades mean that both the public and... 

With special focus on reducing non-revenue water (NRW) losses, multidisciplinary construction, engineering and project management company Botala Oracle Group is currently participating in several... 

A research and demonstration project to treat and directly reuse wastewater, which will form a living laboratory to provide data to Swiss and South African researchers, has been launched at the... 

The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation is calling on stakeholders to provide input into the National Water Amendment Bill, which seeks to amend the National Water Act (1998). Interested... 

With an ever-increasing need for cheaper or alternative drinking water sources as South African consumers lose confidence in municipal water supply, responsible bottled water from a verified source...