Possible water supply glitches in Tshwane
The Tshwane Municipality, has introduced interventions to cope with decreased water storage.The City said in a statement that due to water storage decrease by 30%, it is going ahead with…
How will mines be closed?
South Africa has 230 operating mines, according to the Water Research Commission (WRC).These include coal, platinum and chrome mines, among others. Over 6 million people live in urban and rural…
Update on the Vaal
There is now a task team to tackle the Vaal River System, Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water Affairs and Sanitation, announced this week. This is after concerns were raised about…
Northern Cape water through research
The Water Research Commission’s (WRC) latest focus is on providing research- based interventions to the water situation in the Northern Cape. Dr Jennifer Molwanta, Chief Executive Officer of the Water…
City Power repairs Eikenhof
City Power said in this morning’s update, work is well underway to fix the Eikenhof substation. An incident which occurred last night at the pump station, will affect water supply…
No payment, less water
Rand Water is reducing water supply if owing Municipalities continue to dodge payment. The Merafong and the Ngwathe Municipalities, both in Gauteng, stand to lose the most. On the 26th…
More boreholes drilled to curb water shortages
Five boreholes were donated by the Rand Water Foundation to the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality.This was done in partnership with the Department of Water and Sanitation in Mpumalanga. The boreholes…
uThukela turns to borehole to supply dry households
uThukela District Municipality, is planning to drill a borehole to supply 3 areas within its jurisdiction. Speaking to Earthnews365 (EN365), Jabulani Mkhonza, Spokesperson of the uThukela District Municipality, said the…
Water supply interruptions for parts of KZN
uMngeni-uThukela Water Board announced yesterday, that it will implement a planned 12-hour maintenance shutdown, to repair its large diameter pipeline, which supplies water to Empangeni and surrounding areas. The shutdown…
10 small dams for Mozambique
The Belgian Development Agency, also known as Enabel, said the Government of Mozambique, is planning to build about 10,000 small dams in the next 10 years. By 2030, all Mozambican…