The legal drilling of boreholes and the responsible use of groundwater is an essential part of alleviating the ongoing water crises occurring across South Africa, industry watchdog the Borehole... 

While severe penalties are necessary to combat damage to water infrastructure, there is a need to focus on prevention by securing water installations and assets, says Water Institute of Southern... 

While the viability of retreating mine tailings remains a key consideration – both for reprocessing these mining by-products and for determining the end-use of any reclaimed land – it has... 

Real estate investment and fund manager ALT Capital Partners, through its REimagine Fund 1, has formed a strategic partnership with the investment holding company New GX Capital funded Airnergize... 

In a water-scarce country such as South Africa environmental initiatives aimed at water management and marine ecosystem projects – such as Blue Bonds – are paramount and must be implemented, says... 

A partnership formed earlier this year between prepared-water provider MANZI Water and technology-enabled refilling store SKUBU resulted in the launch of an initiative to alleviate the impact of... 

Having employed a mixed-methods approach to engage a range of South African water utilities, research conducted by tertiary education institute the University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Graduate School... 

New research about groundwater management models for smarter drought planning has been announced by tertiary education institution Nelson Mandela University (NMU), which notes that its... 

Skills development authority the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) has recognised 477 learners, educators, coordinators and provincial representatives across six... 

Pump and valve product manufacturer KSB Pumps and Valves (KSB) has launched a rugged stainless-steel submersible pump range – CORAChrom – designed for deep borehole use and other demanding... 

A partnership was formed between South African interconnected mechanical consumables supplier Bearings International (Bi) and Italian industrial pump manufacturer SAER, as publicly announced on... 

The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has said it is “perturbed by the lackadaisical attitude” of City of Johannesburg executive mayor Dada Morero toward resolving the water shortage... 

The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is achieving “rapid progress”, despite running into considerable delays, challenges and cost increases, with notable milestones having... 

As requirements for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting become increasingly more stringent, companies in South Africa are urged to better understand the importance of ESG... 

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has launched its flagship water research centre, Wits:H₂O, in response to South Africa’s deepening water woes. The working research group brings together... 

A long-delayed R53-billion project that South Africa’s commercial hub is banking on to end a growing water crisis has hit fresh opposition. Communities comprising 1 600 people have filed a formal... 

The professional body for municipal infrastructure engineering, the Institute for Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA), has stressed the imperative to establish effective measures to... 

A researcher with the National Research Forum – South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON) has won the Wastage Award at the fourth World Irrigation Forum, currently under way in... 

Water utility Rand Water on Thursday warned of “extremely” high water consumption by municipalities, urging users to use water sparingly. The utility, which abstracts, purifies and sells bulk... 

The South African Local Government Association (Salga) Gauteng on Thursday called for calm and cooperation amid the ongoing service delivery protests in the City of Johannesburg. Residents are... 

Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has embarked on the public consultations for its draft ‘Rehabilitation Management Guidelines (RMG) for Water Resources’. Interested stakeholders have... 

Bulk water utility Rand Water has announced that it will reduce bulk water supply to the Merafong municipality, in Gauteng, by a further 20% after the parties were unable to find a solution to the... 

A revised, streamlined process to apply for borehole drilling has been introduced by the City of Johannesburg (CoJ). Effective October 1, new applications will be managed directly by the city’s... 

Seriti Resources and Nafasi Water Technologies have launched a project to finance, build and operate a water treatment project at the Arnot Closed Colliery near Middelburg, Mpumalanga. The project,... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (Awsisa) have signed an agreement to mark the start of a collaborative effort... 

More than $10-billion has been committed for priority water projects across dozens of countries during a three-day inaugural African Union-Africa Water Investment Programme-hosted Water Investment... 

South Africa can unlock an additional 53 GW of electricity generation capacity by constructing 14 000 km of transmission infrastructure – a critical step in enabling the electricity sector to... 

The water storage levels of the Vaal dam increased week-on-week from 106.3% last week to 107.3% this week. The dam, a vital component of the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS), is currently... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his keynote address on Wednesday in Cape Town at the Africa Water Investment Summit, launched the Global Outlook Council on Water Investments, and welcomed... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday welcomed the completion of Phase 2 of Rand Water’s Station 5 water purification plant at the Zuikerbosch water treatment works in Vereeniging, one of the largest... 

There has been progress on the Giyani Water Intervention Programme, in Mopani district, Limpopo, with completion expected in September 2025, Cabinet said on Thursday. Currently 90.23% complete, the... 

South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) Water Services Amendment Bill and National Water Amendment Bill. The Bills will now be sent to Parliament.