By: Roelof van den Berg - CEO of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) February’s National Budget Speech represents an exciting opportunity to place infrastructure development at the heart of... 

Copper miner New Horizon Copper has broken ground at its 80%-owned Kombat mine, in Namibia, which marks the start of a new chapter for this historic asset. The construction start on February 17 was... 

By: Claire Bradbury - Sustainability Lead for Accenture, Africa The shift towards net zero is no longer a distant aspiration; it is now an urgent reality. As rising global temperatures exacerbate... 

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) on Monday warned that, while necessary, the amendment of South Africa’s Water Services Act will not fix political failure and poor governance. In its... 

By: Shameela Soobramoney - CEO, National Business Initiative (NBI)  The global economy has moved into a far more demanding phase of competition. Countries are no longer judged primarily on... 

Coordinated efforts are under way to address ongoing water supply challenges affecting parts of the metropolitans of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane and Mogale City local municipality, says... 

Ahead of the upcoming local government elections, Democratic Alliance Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille assured Polity on Friday that ending corruption is one of her priorities for the... 

The implementation of policies and projects, sticking to timelines and responsibility for their delivery so that they are measurable and sustained are crucial for South Africa, emphasised business... 

Johannesburg needs a new approach to water provision, one that aligns responsibility with authority and supports stable, accountable service delivery, says Department of Water and Sanitation... 

Political parties expressed mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, criticising the announcement of the National Water Crisis Committee. On Thursday, Ramaphosa... 

Government is establishing a National Water Crisis Committee, chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa, to tackle South Africa’s prolonged water crisis. While longer-term reforms are under way, led by... 

The establishment of the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA), the new State-owned company to be responsible for financing, developing and managing South Africa’s water... 

The City of Cape Town proposes to refurbish or replace process units, facilities and amenities of the existing Macassar Wastewater Treatment Works. 

The Democratic Alliance on Wednesday accused African National Congress-led municipalities and Rand Water of collapsing the Gauteng water system, threatening to take legal action against... 

One of the countries South Africa can learn from when it comes to beneficiation is Finland, Minerals Council South Africa acting chief economist Bongani Motsa outlined on day-three of the Investing... 

As suburbs across Johannesburg continue to battle water outages and intermittent water supply, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) says that it is taking decisive action to stabilise the water supply... 

The world has entered what the United Nations (UN) calls ‘water bankruptcy’, a state in which more water is withdrawn than climate and hydrology can provide and the impact is irreversible. Many... 

A new UK-South African partnership has been established to strengthen municipal water security and reduce water losses across South Africa. The strategic partnership between the New Partnership for... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has issued a dam safety directive to Shamile CPA, owner of Mpumalanga-based My Own Dam, publicly known as Senteeko dam, to immediately undertake action... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa can no longer afford to address its remaining housing backlog using traditional construction methods and must move urgently towards innovative building... 

Africa's infrastructure sector stands at a transformative crossroads, with massive opportunities to bridge critical gaps, drive economic growth, and foster continental connectivity. The... 

As government advances various pieces of legislation and policy on land, labour, natural resources, rural safety and trade, industry body Agri SA calls in its ‘2026 Policy Outlook’ for a renewed... 

There is a need for greater resilience in Gauteng’s water supply system, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said on Friday. The comments followed an explosion of a motor connected to one... 

The focus of this year's Investing in African Mining Indaba on disruptive technology reflects a growing acceptance that mining will not remain competitive using historic operating models alone,... 

The City of Cape Town is upgrading the Wildevoëlvlei Wastewater Treatment Works, improving treated effluent quality and helping to safeguard local waterways and the surrounding environment. 

While advancements in polymer science and extrusion technology have improved plastic pipe performance, various industry challenges have resulted in rising quality risks that can precipitate... 

Advanced polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes offer the durability, sustainability and cost-effectiveness required for bulk water and wastewater systems, amid increased strain on water systems, says... 

Growing urbanisation and infrastructure development are driving increased demand for high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes in water, sewerage and industrial pipeline systems, owing to its... 

The focus of this year's Investing in African Mining Indaba on disruptive technology reflects a growing acceptance that mining will not remain competitive using historic operating models alone,... 

Ahead of South Africa’s 2026 local government election, the African National Congress (ANC) has committed itself to restore functionality and credibility in local government. Speaking during a... 

National Treasury has awarded Cape Town R412-million in performance grant-funding as part of the newly-introduced Metro Trading Services Reform grant. This funding is provided in recognition of... 

This opinion article, written by Department of Water & Sanitation director-general Dr Sean Phillips in his personal capacity, outlines the many causes for public projects being delayed or running... 

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) Business Foundation (NBF) has entered into a strategic partnership with the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office... 

The 5th Annual Women and Leadership in Engineering, Infrastructure, and Innovation Conference, scheduled for 11-12 March 2026 comes at a pivotal time when there is a global explosion of innovation,... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) dam safety specialist unit head Wally Ramokopa is also headed to the Senteeko dam, in the Die Kaap river catchment in Mpumalanga, to conduct a site... 

By: Jan Venter, CEO - Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) As South Africa prepares for Water Month taking place in March, the national conversation rightly focuses on... 

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

The Auditor-General South Africa’s (AGSA’s) first consolidated water-sector audit report reveals systemic breakdowns across the water value chain, which poses significant risks to public health,... 

Dams across Limpopo have risen to full or above capacity, causing localised flooding as heavy rains across Limpopo and Mpumalanga continue, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) warned on... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has sent a team of dam safety engineers to conduct a technical assessment of, and monitor, reported damage of a privately-owned dam near Barberton, in... 

The world has entered an era of global water bankruptcy, as many societies have overspent their yearly renewable water ‘income’ from rivers, soils and snowpack, and have depleted long-term... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to avail an emergency relief allocation of R20-million from reprioritised water services infrastructure grants to Knysna municipality, together...