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…
Water Services Act to be tweaked
The Department is holding public meetings with the aim of tweaking the Water Services Act. This is the act governing most Municipalities, specifically the supply of basic water and sanitation…
Dam levels drop: Pearly Beach & Eluxolweni
Overstrand Municipality has introduced urgent water restrictions, with immediate effect as from the 19 February 2024.Areas affected are Pearly Beach and Eluxolweni. The Municipality said in a statement, the restrictions…
Water brief today
Residents of Keiskammahoek in the Eastern Cape and surrounding areas have no water. The Amatola Board said a pipe transporting water from Mnyandeni Dam has burst. Repairs begin today until…
Work for water underway
Rand Water releases biocontrol in the Vaal Rand Water released weevils andhoppers as biocontrol agents onto the Water Lettuce in the Vaal River.In a media advisory, Rand Water, said this…