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Despite delays, Hammanskraal water project progress
16th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

A package plant aimed at securing water supply for Hammanskraal residents is currently 88% complete. Forming part of the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) “Hammanskraal intervention... 


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Advanced RO spacers enhance water recovery
16th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

With mining companies across Africa looking for faster, efficient, and more reliable water-treatment solutions, technology company Aqua Membranes says its Printed Spacer Technology is attracting... 


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Company powers every step of desalination process
16th January 2026

With climate change intensifying droughts and reducing freshwater availability, population growth placing increasing pressure on existing resources, and industrial demands pushing water consumption... 


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Structural reform can unlock investment
16th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s worsening water infrastructure crisis is not so much a problem of capital scarcity as it is of project bankability, says specialist investment company Futuregrowth Asset Management... 


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Decentralised treatment a critical water safeguard
16th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s water-security challenges are tightening at every link of the value chain, but engineers warn that the most overlooked threat is at the very beginning – in the form of waste... 


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Municipal failures undermine water supply
16th January 2026

South Africa’s extensive water management capabilities continue to underpin the country’s major urban and industrial centres. Large river systems are managed to provide reliable and predictable... 


Urgent safety alert over high-risk dams in Limpopo
15th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Thursday issued an urgent public notice regarding the critically high-water levels across multiple dams in Limpopo. This followed persistent rainfall... 


Tzaneen dam structure not at immediate risk amid heavy rains
15th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Thursday assured that Tzaneen dam wall is not at risk despite the recent heavy rains in the Tzaneen dam catchment. The rainfall has led to the dam... 


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Improved logistics, municipal service delivery, criminal justice key to GDP growth – Mavuso
12th January 2026 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa can unlock higher GDP growth by making progress in three critical areas, namely logistics infrastructure, local government service delivery and the effectiveness of its criminal... 


Major water infrastructure commissioned to secure supply for Rustenburg, Thabazimbi
9th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Critical upgraded water infrastructure has been commissioned to significantly improve water security for the residents of the Rustenburg local municipality, in the North West, and the Thabazimbi... 


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Magalies Water, Glencore and the Bakwena Ba Mogopa Community launch water pipeline project
8th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Magalies Water, Glencore and the Bakwena Ba Mogopa Community, along with the Rustenburg local municipality, have jointly launched Phase 1 of the Bethanie-Modikwe bulk water pipeline project. The... 


DWS investigating possible dam failure at Thabo’s dam
12th December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has sent a team of engineers to investigate a possible dam failure on a farm along the R568 road near Bronkhorspruit. The team is assessing Thabo’s dam... 


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Dam raising project to improve water yield, economic growth
12th December 2025

The R6-billion Clanwilliam Dam project, which is expected to be completed in 2029, was visited in early September by Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, who oversaw the progress of the... 


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LHDA advances Phase 2
12th December 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

The professional body responsible for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) operations and maintenance, the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), is steadily progressing the... 


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CoCT water projects to benefit several communities
12th December 2025

To help to deliver 300-million additional litres of drinking water to residents through its New Water Programme, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) is progressing several water projects, including the... 


Polihali dam rockfill reaches 1977 m elevation milestone
11th December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Another milestone has been passed as the construction of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II continues. Polihali dam has reached the rockfill placement milestone of elevation 1 977... 


AfriForum report shows 86% of sewage treatment plants release polluted water into rivers
10th December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A new report by AfriForum has revealed that a large percentage of samples of municipal drinking water show it is safe for human consumption; however, 94 out of 109, or 86%, of sewage treatment... 


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Chinese uranium miner to help build Namibia's second desalination plant
10th December 2025 By: Reuters

Swakop Uranium, a subsidiary of state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group, has signed a joint venture deal with Namibia's water utility, NamWater, to construct the country's second desalination... 


Water Research Commission launches water-saving campaign
9th December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

As South Africa risks its water demand outstripping water supply, the Water Research Commission (WRC) has launched a new water-saving campaign to encourage households to play a role in combating... 


Cape Town’s new water projects receive in-principle approval for PPP model
5th December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The procurement phase for the Faure New Water Scheme (FNWS) and Paarden Eiland Desalination Plant (PEDP) is set to start in 2026, after the City of Cape Town’s public-private partnership (PPP)... 


More sluice gates closed at Vaal
2nd December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Four sluice gates at the Vaal dam remain open after the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) closed two more on Tuesday. The first gate was closed at 10:00 and the second gate at 12:00 to... 


Water security key to economic stability, reflects Rand Water chairperson
2nd December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Sustainable water management is not just an environmental concern, but an economic, developmental and moral imperative, with water security inseparable from climate resilience, economic stability... 


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NCP Chlorchem undertakes another 17.5 MW solar installation at its main site
2nd December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chlorine producer NCP Chlorchem and renewable energy company Terra Firma will undertake another 17.5 MW solar installation at NCP’s main production site, in Kempton Park. When combined with an... 


DWS closes another two Vaal dam sluice gates
1st December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Two more sluice gates have been closed at the Vaal dam to reduce outflows as water inflows into the dam decrease. The Department of Water and Sanitation said on Monday that six sluice gates now... 


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Two sluice gates closed at Vaal dam, outflow increased at Bloemhof dam
1st December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) closed two sluice gates at the Vaal dam over the weekend to reduce outflow. Eight sluice gates will remain open. 


Vaal sluice gates to remain open, Bloemhof outflow increased
28th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Ten sluice gates at the Vaal dam will remain open on Friday, as the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) maintains the status quo. By Friday, the dam’s water storage levels were 106.8%, with... 


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DWS opens three more Vaal sluice gates, 10 gates now open
27th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is opening up three more sluice gates at the Vaal dam on Thursday to manage rising inflows at persistent rainfall across the Vaal river system. With two... 


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Four sluice gates at Vaal dam reopened
26th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reopened four sluice gates at the Vaal dam, increasing the water outflows of the dam from 325 mᵌ/s to 950 mᵌ/s. This brings the total number of... 


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Three sluice gates remain open at Vaal
25th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is keeping three sluice gates open at the Vaal dam. As rainfall resumed this this week, the department is monitoring the dam’s water outflow requirements. 


DWS closes two Vaal sluice gates
24th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has closed two sluice gates at the Vaal dam, reducing water outflow. Over the past week, the department opened eight sluice gates at the dam, increasing... 


South African Human Rights Commission calls for resolution of Gauteng water crisis
21st November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday called on all stakeholders to act with urgency to address the water crisis in Gauteng. Over the last five months, the commission’s... 


Three more sluice gates opened at Vaal dam
Three more sluice gates opened at Vaal dam
18th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Tuesday opened three more sluice gates at the Vaal dam, further increasing outflow at the dam following the opening of five gates on Monday. As the... 


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DWS to open five sluice gates at Vaal dam
17th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened five sluice gates at the Vaal dam on Monday following heavy rainfall in Gauteng. The gates were opened in hourly intervals between 10:00 and... 


Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo
New SPV launched to tackle Emfuleni water challenges
17th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has unveiled a new special purpose vehicle (SPV) to restore the full functionality of Emfuleni local municipality’s embattled water and sanitation... 


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