Until the last half-decade, the majestic lesser flamingo had four African breeding sites: two salt pans in Botswana and Namibia, a soda lake in Tanzania, and an artificial dam outside South... 

Rand Water is preparing to kick off an extensive planned maintenance programme from May to July, impacting various municipalities throughout Gauteng. Starting on May 29, the water utility is... 

In less than six months, the water storage level of South Africa’s Vaal dam surged from less than 30% capacity in December to overflowing, prompting the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to... 

The process of refilling the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel with water has started following the completion of the months-long maintenance progress. Water from Lesotho arrived at the... 

Global electric products manufacturer WEG has over 40 years of presence in Africa, particularly in South Africa, and is proudly showcasing its offerings in the energy, power, water and wastewater... 

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has invited comment on a proposal to appoint external service providers for the operation and maintenance of four wastewater-related... 

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has directed the South African delegation in the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission, along with the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority and the Department of... 

The inaugural meeting of the Water Sector Anti-Corruption Forum (WSACF) marks a critical step in fighting corruption. The WSACF is a strategic intervention aimed at developing tailored solutions to... 

Geospatial information science company Afrigis has launched a new platform aimed at helping businesses, investors, insurers and financial institutions navigate insights and data to support water... 

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo is leading the South African delegation to the Orange-Senqu River Commission (Orasecom) Climate Resilient Investment Conference, held in Lesotho... 

The adoption of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) as a new model for water and sanitation service delivery at the municipal level will enable South Africa to build “utilities of the future”. In... 

After closing two sluice gates at the Vaal dam on Thursday, another two will be closed on Friday. This will leave four sluice gates open as the water level of, and inflow into, the dam decreases to... 

Two sluice gates at the Vaal dam are set to be closed on Wednesday as the water inflows start to decline. The Vaal dam water level has decreased from 119.18% on Tuesday to 116.67% by Wednesday... 

Ten sluice gates at the Vaal dam remain open on Tuesday, with outflows of 1 771 cubic metres a second (m³/s), while water releases at Bloemhof dam are maintained at 3 600 m³/s. According to... 

A flurry of meetings between Saudi Arabia and South Africa over the past year has culminated in discussions about or signed deals worth billions of dollars into Africa’s most industrialized country... 

Rapidly rising inflows into the Vaal dam have necessitated the opening of four more sluice gates on Friday. This will bring the total number of gates open at the dam to ten. Above-average... 

Since the completion of the R2-billion upgrade of the Zandvliet wastewater treatment works (WWTW) in October last year, municipality City of Cape Town (CoCT) reports a significant improvement in... 

South Africa and Lesotho have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a framework of cooperation on the proposed construction of two weirs on the Mohokare/ Caledon river and to... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is preparing to open two more sluice gates at the Vaal dam, to bring the total of open sluice gates to six, as the dam levels rise to 113.54% owing to... 

South Africa needs an independent water and sanitation regulator to drive accountability, attract investment and improve service delivery in South Africa, as success stories in other countries have... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reopened a third sluice gate at the Vaal dam and increased outflows at Bloemhof dam owing to high inflows amid heavy rainfall. The DWS closed the... 

Two sluice gates at the Vaal dam remain open, while the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reduced the outflow at Bloemhof dam. The current water outflow of 292.86 cubic metres per second... 

Amid faltering water security, the result of municipal decline, Makhanda-based Rhodes University, in the Eastern Cape, is making significant progress in its efforts to reduce reliance on municipal... 

As water levels at the Vaal and Bloemhof dams start to reduce, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has started reducing outflows at both dams. Two sluice gates at the Vaal dam, which is... 

South Africa’s water and sanitation infrastructure (WSI) is in a poor state, and stakeholders recognise the urgent need to address this to prevent a supply crisis, with various partnership and... 

While treated wastewater, including water flushed down toilets, plugs a critical water supply gap, public trust, safety standards and proper oversight remain “alarmingly fragile”, said quality,... 

South Africa stands at a critical juncture in its infrastructure development, with water infrastructure at the forefront of this. The imperative to fix and renew aged and defective water... 

Water utility Johannesburg Water is currently constructing a new two-megalitre, 30-m-high elevated reinforced concrete water tower and pump station, which is set to bolster water supply to the... 

Five radial gates – three fully opened and two partially opened at different metres – have been opened at the Bloemhof dam as the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) works to manage the... 

Ongoing theft and vandalism of vital water infrastructure is crippling the delivery of water services across Johannesburg. Critical assets like pipes, pumps and manholes are frequently targeted,... 

As the water levels of the Vaal dam continue to rise, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will keep all the five sluice gates open, with no changes in the dam’s outflow of 760 cubic metres... 

Maintenance on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel is expected to be completed by the end of April, after experiencing some delays. The critical tunnel, which transfers water from... 

Another sluice gate has been opened at the Vaal dam as inflows increased rapidly amid ongoing rainfall in the Vaal river catchment. With five sluice gates now open to manage the dam’s water levels,...