Some drivers of consumer inflation in SA
Statistics South Africa ((StatsSA) information from census 2022, indicated some of the drivers of inflation in South Africa. Inflation was at 5,1% in June 2024, and decreased slightly to 4,6%…
Mixed reaction to the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency Bill
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Ltd Bill, this week. In a statement, the Department said apart from grants to municipalities to address infrastructure backlogs…
20 hour water shutdown in Mamelodi next Tuesday
The City of Tshwane has announced a water shutdown for 20 hours, in Mamelodi on Tuesday, the 03rd September 2024. The City said in an update, it would install a…
Water tankers to provide temporary relief to Durban communities
uMngeni-uThukela Water Board will provide an additional 30 water tankers to add to eThekwini Municipality’s fleet of tankers, as an emergency plan to water stressed areas. This, as algae continues…
Little to no water in Carolina and Silobela
The level of water in the Boesmanspruit dam, is critically low.As a result, supply is interrupted to Carolina Town, Silobela extension 1, 2 3 and 4, Industrial Park, Onbekend and…
Cape Town taps into Groundwater
About three aquifers are expected to add about 105 million liters of water per day by 2036. In a statement released this week, the City said it would invest R445…
8 – hour water shutdown in Gqeberha on Saturday
Water will be shutdown for 8 hours in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ((NMBM) on Saturday, from 08am until 4pm. The NMBM said this is due to planned maintenance, scheduled…
StatsSA releases tariffs and rates data
Electricity prices increased at a 10,5% rate every year for 15 years. This emerged from data for electricity, water and property rates, shared by Statistics South Africa, this week. Stats…
Parts of Buffalo City with no water
Nompumelelo, Ducats, Nahoon Valley and Bishops Court, are some of the areas of the Buffalo City Municipality, with no water. The Municipality said in a brief on Tuesday evening, that…
Water use in Gauteng high
All three big Metros in Gauteng (City of Ekurhuleni, Tshwane Municipality and the City of Johannesburg) are using more water than agreed with Rand Water. If you are not familiar…