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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
Contingencies are in place for the maintenance shutdown, the water and sanitation department says
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Mchunu has left big shoes that need to be filled, according to experts
The six-month period required to conduct maintenance is crucial to ‘avoid any catastrophic event’
Commission’s long-awaited report into Vaal sewage crisis finds widespread non-compliance by the government
Covid-19 has exposed how widespread corruption tore the heart out of our institutions, from parastatals to hospitals and infrastructure projects.
New research details how the department was broken, profiting a select few and leaving a third of South Africa’s population without clean water
The department of water and sanitation has plans in place to ensure adequate water supply until 2040 and beyond
Supplied water is too cheap. A litre bottle of water in a supermarket is R10, whereas 1 000 litres to your house costs just R50
The cash to give it to them has been spent, but corruption and waste have left them without
The minister has been in a year-long spat with the board of a key, but flailing, water authority
Outa says Mokonyane has "jeopardised" the water security for Gauteng by delaying the development of the LHWP II for more than two years.
The Polihali dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Scheme, was originally scheduled for completion in 2018 but has been repeatedly postponed.
Rand Water, South Africa’s biggest water utility, has implemented water restrictions as the country’s drought continues to intensify.
After nine years in jail for corruption and reappointment as adviser to Lesotho’s Highlands Water Project, Masupha Sole is being investigated again.
For some in the mountain kingdom, water is a curse that has washed away any chance of a good life.
SA is irked as man jailed for taking kickbacks in Lesotho returns to work on Lesotho Highlands project, which supplies water to Gauteng.
One big drought in the Vaal River catchment area over the next eight years could jeopardise the region’s agricultural and industrial output.
SA and Lesotho are hoping to attract funding for their infrastructure plans when they show off their giant water project in France this week.
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Cabinet has approved plans to embark on R7,3-billion project to augment the Vaal river system, it was reported on Thursday.