Parts of Hamaanskraal to receive clean water
Residents responded with mixed feelings at a list of homes scheduled to receive clean tap water in November this year. The City of Tshwane, said Phase 1 of the Hammanskraal…
Response to the Mid- term budget speech
Enoch Godongwana, Minister of Finance said in his medium-term budget speech, tax revenue is projected to increase to R2, 3 trillion by 2027/28. Gross borrowing is expected to average around…
Tshwane to restrict some reservoirs to cope with demand
Residents of Pretoria have expressed mixed feelings about the City of Tshwane’s system alternation approach, which kicked off this week. While some residents of Atteridgeville (like Ishmael Mphahlele) have expressed…
Chief Albert Luthuli Muni restricts unsafe water
The Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality has notified residents in Carolina and Silobela, not to drink water without boiling it. Ephraim Thabethe, the Municipality’s Manager, said water would be rationed for…
After the storm: Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and Limpopo
Mpumalanga Storms and strong winds left 4 dead and hundreds displaced in Mpumalanga. Sunday’s storm in Acornhoek destroyed an estimated 400 houses and 40 schools in Buffelshoek, Baromeng,Chochocho and Tsakani…
Hazelmere Dam commissioned
A piano key weir dam, part of the Hazelmere Dam, was commissioned in the Mdloti River in KwaZulu- Natal, on Friday. Speaking on site, Pemmy Majodina, Minister of Water and…
Tshwane could run out of water by this Summer
High consumption of water in Tshwane could leave consumers with no water this Summer. The City of Tshwane said in a statement on Sunday, its reservoirs and towers are plummeting.…
Priorities for Gauteng turnaround
The Gauteng Government has decided to follow the District Development Model (DDM) of governance. The DDM one plan will guide turnaround efforts in Gauteng Municipalities.This emerged at the recently held…
eThekwini investigates low water pressure
eThekwini operational teams began physical inspections of the trunk’s main pipeline and valve chambers on Friday. This is an attempt to find the cause of reduced and fluctuating pressure on…
Dam levels lower despite recent rains in the EC
Dam levels in the Eastern Cape have dropped slightly, despite recent rains which flooded parts of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro this week. The Department of Water and Sanitation said…