Blame game over 4th dam burst
The Swartland Municipality is blaming the Department of Water specialists for the burst of a fourth dam.In a statement, the Municipality said, the Department’s engineers, decided to forge ahead with…
Clean water in Hammanskraal by September
The City of Tshwane announced it is ready to supply clean water to residents of Hamaanskraal by September this year.This is a temporary measure, as the construction of Rooiwal Waste…
Chunks of algae at Inanda Dam
Chunks of algae, have clogged up the Inanda Dam, hampering water supply. This has affected volumes of treated water at the Durban Heights Water Treatment Works. As a result, uMngeni-uThukela…
DWS to crack whip on polluters
DWS is strengthening its regulatory function against water polluters. This emerged at a jointly organized session by the Department of Water and Sanitation South Africa, in collaboration with Magalies Water…
Are fears of another dam burst valid?
Some residents have taken to social media to express fears at a possibility of another dam bursting on the West Coast. A resident said the Municipality has always known about…
Parts of Joburg South without water
Johannesburg Water said in an update, unplanned maintenance of a 600mm pipe in Meadowlands Zones, in Soweto, is the main reason why there is no water supply. There is no…
Affluent area in Joburg with little to no water today.
An affluent suburb of Sandton, has limited to no water supply today.This after Johannesburg Water said a technical glitch at its Illovo system is the main cause of the problem.…
Will your area be affected by maintenance of water infrastructure in Cape Town?
The City of Cape Town’s maintenance of water- related infrastructure continues.The next area scheduled for maintenance, is Brackenfell Industria and Everite Industrial, on Sunday, the 11th. These areas will have…
Race to change culture to secure water
South Africa is one of the world’s 30 driest countries yet average water consumption exceeds international amounts. South Africans consume 218 liters of water per day compared to an international…
No happy ending yet, in Carolina and Silobela
The Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality said it has found a way to abstract water from the Boesmanspruit Dam, despite its critically low level. Ephraim Thabethe, Municipal Manager, said as a…