The Water and Sanitation Directorate of the City of Cape Town has intensified inspections of grease traps at food outlets, to prevent sewer blockages and overflows, ahead of the Summer…
Leaks can now be detected speedily in parts of Johannesburg. This follows an installation of leak detection devices at 51 smart controllers across the City. In addition, some 225 noise…
The George Municipality in the Western Cape is urging residents, visitors, and the business fraternity, to ramp up efforts to save water. This is due to a decrease in water…
While some are celebrating good rains, others are concerned about rising water levels. This is the case in the Makaepeya Village, in Limpopo, where a couple was swept away by…
Weekend rains have resulted in localized flooding in Boksburg, Bryanston and Kempton Park in Johannesburg. In addition, there was a widespread power outage affecting the OR Tambo International Airport and…
A new entity was launched on Friday, in EMfuleni, to secure water supply for the area. It is a partnership between Rand Water Services (Pty) Ltd and Emfuleni’s Metsi-a-Lekwa water…
This article was written by Jonathan Erasmus, Communications Manager at WaterCAN Johannesburg Water’s debt has now exceeded R1 billion, creating a humanitarian crisis that is leaving thousands without access to water,…
Advocate Radia Razack, Acting DDG of Oceans and Coasts South Africa, was elected as Chairperson of the London Convention and Protocol, the global marine pollution treaty. The election coincided with…
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) said it has refurbished the Fishwater Flats Wastewater Treatment Plant, which processes about 64% of the City’s wastewater. This has led to the reopening…
Typhoid cases, are on the rise in Bronkhorstspruit and Hammanskraal, part of the Tshwane Municipal Area. This was confirmed by the Department of Health, the Department of Water and Sanitation…
