Lindiwe Hendricks
latest news & developmentsSA to consider camps for Zim refugees
The plight of Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa around the border town of Musina has become ”desperate”, said government spokesperson Themba Maseko.
Water department spends R21-million on cholera
About R21-million has been spent on controlling the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe and a further R80-million will be allocated to affected areas.
Multibillion-rand plan to boost Vaal water supply
Cabinet has approved plans to embark on R7,3-billion project to augment the Vaal river system, it was reported on Thursday.
Arborisation: the planet’s oldest living things
Connie Nel and Lee Cahill explain the history and uses of a week that celebrates a life-giving natural object.
Poor hygiene blamed for E Cape diarrhoea deaths
Poor hygiene may have caused the diarrhoea outbreaks that killed nine babies in the Ndlambe municipal area in the Eastern Cape over the past three months, government departments…
Jo’burg water safe after contamination scare
After a contamination scare on Friday morning, residents of northern Johannesburg can now safely drink their tap water again, Johannesburg Water said. During routine water…
Don’t drink tap water in northern Johannesburg
Residents in northern Johannesburg areas were on Friday warned not to drink tap water as the quality was not up to standard, Johannesburg Water said. Spokesperson Baldwin…
Gauteng on course to supply clean water for all
The Gauteng provincial government is ”well on course” to supply all households in the province with clean water by the end of this year. The local government department said in a…
DA: Minister in denial over ‘looming’ water crisis
Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry Lindiwe Hendricks is guilty of ”denialism” when she says South Africa is not facing a water crisis, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on…
We are not facing a water crisis, says minister
Lindiwe Hendricks, the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, on Thursday denied that South Africa is facing a water crisis. "I can categorically say that we are not facing a…
WWF sounds warning over SA’s resource shortages
The power-supply crisis and looming fresh-water shortage are early warning signs that South Africa needs to curb use of natural resources, global wildlife fund WWF said on…
There is no water crisis, says govt
South Africa is not facing a water crisis, the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry said on Monday. The department was responding to media reports on the weekend, citing a…
How do SA Cabinet members unwind?
What does President Thabo Mbeki like to do in his spare time? Ballroom dancing? Playing the piano? No, the man likes to work during leisure hours, says his spokesperson. As the…
Delmas water investigation focuses on chlorine levels
Failure by authorities to properly treat drinking water supplied to residents of Delmas may have triggered the recent mass outbreak of diarrhoea in the Mpumalanga town. Tests by…
Minister: Water not cause of Delmas diarrhoea
The cause of the outbreak of diarrhoea in Delmas was not tainted water, Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry Lindiwe Hendricks said on Tuesday. ”The results from tests…