Department Of Water And Sanitation
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Department of water and sanitation confirms groundwater exceedances at Thirsti bottling plant in KZN
Environmental justice groups have questioned Thirsti’s groundwater abstraction at its KwaZulu-Natal facility, alleging use beyond its authorisation as the company seeks a water…
Criticism of Rand Water’s Zanzibar investment is misguided
AfriForum cannot, on one hand, criticise state-owned entities for their perpetual reliance on bailouts and on the other hand, also criticise them when they engage in secondary…
‘We have the skills but not the system’: Water Institute of Southern Africa on SA’s wastewater crisis
Nearly half of South Africa’s wastewater treatment plants are in a critical state, with untreated sewage polluting rivers and dams
SA is moving backwards with water, says WaterCAN
The latest Green Drop report shows how the country’s rivers are being “turned into sewage channels”
SA’s water crisis deepens: Nearly half of wastewater systems critical
The latest Green, Blue and No Drop reports show widespread deterioration of water and sanitation infrastructure. Nearly half of wastewater systems are critical, drinking water…
Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure
Without urgent remedial action, ‘further deterioration is likely to continue’
Authorities race to avert Barberton dam disaster
Residents have been urged to evacuate downstream of Senteeko Dam in Mpumalanga
Pemmy Majodina: Water and Sanitation
SCORE: E With 105 of South Africa’s 144 municipal water service authorities classified as failing – representing nearly three-quarters of the country’s water governance…
No dignity in displacement: Tenure insecurity in the Winelands
The conditions of people who work and live in South Africa’s farms today have remained the same as under apartheid. Will the new amendments in legislation bring about change?
Morero grilled in parliamentary portfolio committee over Joburg’s water crisis
With Johannesburg said to be fast approaching ‘Day Zero’, the mayor was also questioned about missing funds
How South Africa’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned by R45bn
Political and administrative delays, treaty complications and changes in government leadership contributed to the jump
Evacuation warnings as Vaal, Bloemhof dam levels continue to rise
Department of water and sanitation urges those living within the floodline to move to safe areas
Are South Africa’s proposed water use licence reforms racist and unconstitutional?
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has picked up on the introduction of racial quotas for black shareholding in water use licences, sparking fierce debate
Minister blames municipal mismanagement for Gauteng’s rising water demand
The province is ‘not doing the right things’ to rescue itself from running out of water, Pemmy Majodina told parliament’s portfolio committee on water and sanitation
Lesotho Highlands Water Project maintenance: There will be water but use it sparingly
Contingencies are in place for the maintenance shutdown, the water and sanitation department says