Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has upgraded the City of Cape Town’s credit rating from Ba3 to Ba2, with the outlook regarded as stable. Moody’s notes that the upgrade reflects what it calls the city’s... 

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... 

(Virtual Showroom) South Africa's urban centres, regardless of size, encounter substantial water supply challenges. Though the larger cities like Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban frequently make... 

(Virtual Showroom) Water is the lifeblood of any major city. It fuels industries, sustains households, and is integral to sanitation and public health. In South Africa’s large metropolitan... 

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... 

With Gauteng accounting for 60% of South Africa’s national trade, 40% of foreign direct investment, 50% of small- and medium-sized enterprises and 34% of the country’s GDP, it is imperative that... 

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 Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has released for public input a discussion document on the review of the 1998 White Paper on Local Government. Interested... 

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 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... 

The countdown is on! From 20-22 May 2025, the vibrant city of Cape Town will host Enlit Africa, the continent’s most electrifying gathering of power, energy and water professionals. This is not... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson, on May 9, signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Metsimaholo local municipality, in the Free State, the uMngeni local... 

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... 

Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has upgraded the City of Cape Town’s credit rating from Ba3 to Ba2, with the outlook regarded as stable. Moody’s notes that the upgrade reflects what it calls the city’s... 

Rhodes University is making significant progress in its efforts to reduce reliance on municipal water supply and ensure long-term water security on its campus in Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape. As... 

The R35-million Kirkwood bulk water project, in the Eastern Cape, has been completed, offering some relief from the area’s long-standing water shortages. Construction began in July 2023 and was... 

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... 

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... 

Untreated sewage being discharged into Gauteng’s rivers is adversely affecting critical ecosystems, communities and economic opportunities, says political party Democratic Alliance (DA)... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced a record infrastructure investment of R39.7-billion over three years as part of the metro’s proposed ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget 2025/26. He says the... 

Seven years ago, Cape Town made global headlines for all the wrong reasons. The city faced the very real possibility that its municipal water supply would run dry amid a severe, multiyear drought,... 

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... 

The public consultations for the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) proposed Water and Sanitation Services Infrastructure Grants Management Policy (WSSIGM) have now been concluded. The... 

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... 

A new product for commercial sanitation integrates technology into existing infrastructure to help save water and reduce the impact on the environment. The low-flush, 1.35 ℓ toilet from Propelair... 

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... 

In a meeting with the African National Congress (ANC) on Friday,  Government of National Unity (GNU) partner RISE Mzansi expressed its commitment to the coalition government but advised that the... 

This week we profile Telly Chauke, CEO of Petco, a producer responsibility organisation incorporated in 2004 that administers extended producer responsibility schemes on behalf of its members for... 

Several resolutions emerged from the National Water and Sanitation Indaba, held from March 27 to 28, to reverse the significant deterioration in South Africa’s water sector over the past few years.... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development... 

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...