The board of directors of the New Development Bank (NDB) has approved a loan of up to $1-billion for the development of water and sanitation infrastructure in South Africa under government’s... 

As young engineers navigate the challenges of the future, it is crucial that they are equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge, and ethical principles to drive sustainable change. This was the... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to take action against the current and former owners of the dams that failed earlier in August, subsequently causing flooding that resulted in... 

The expansion and capacitation of Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) is central to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s (DPWI’s) strategy for increased infrastructure investment, says... 

Business-led platform the Global Compact Network South Africa (GCNSA) has found that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to decent work and economic growth retained its position as... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assented to the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Bill, unlocking the establishment of a new State-owned company responsible for... 

Urgent action is required to stop municipalities’ ever-increasing debt to water boards, the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation said on Wednesday. As at June 2024, the municipal debt to... 

The City of Cape Town’s R4-billion capital investment programme to upgrade the Athlone Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) is under way, with 25% of the first phase of the programme having been... 

The City of Cape Town has secured R2.8-billion in infrastructure funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Cape Town aims to spend R39.5-billion on infrastructure from July this... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assigned shareholder responsibility for each of the State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) to the... 

Civil engineer Chris Nganga Kimaru has developed a manhole protector grid (MPG) solution that uses GSM and Sigfox-enabled Internet of Things sensors and gateways to continuously monitor sewage flow... 

Cape Town has unveiled a new pump station control room, which digitally tracks the live performance of water and sanitation infrastructure.                     The control room is already helping... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has emptied the fourth dam in Riverlands, in the Western Cape, by means of a side channel spillway to prevent a more catastrophic collapse of the dam... 

Western Cape provincial trade, investment and tourism promotion agency Wesgro and nonprofit green economy solutions facilitation company GreenCape have jointly launched the CEO Guide to Water... 

While several municipalities across South Africa have battled to maintain consistent water services for citizens, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has said it will not “overtake and... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) aims to ensure that all water-use licence applications will be processed within a 90-day period by the end of the current financial year. The... 

The 2024 Cesa Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, held in Midrand, on August 14, celebrated and honoured the outstanding contributions of South Africa’s consulting engineering sector towards... 

Municipalities, companies and water boards collectively owe the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) Water Trading Entity more than R25-billion for water use. This emerged during a... 

JSE-, ASX- and NYSE-listed DRDGOLD has reported a 14% year-on-year increase in revenue to about R6.24-billion for the financial year ended June 30, which the company said was mainly owing to a 20%... 

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has called on the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which is a major lender to local government, to play a leading role in supporting the Government... 

Three farm dams collapsed in South Africa’s Western Cape province, displacing hundreds of people, and the authorities are monitoring a fourth facility for potential failure. Retention walls on the... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa not to gazette the new Public Procurement Bill into law, as the city believes it will slow down local service delivery and... 

Research organisation the National Research Foundation (NRF) last month announced that the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Blade Nzimande had appointed new members to the NRF... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will prioritise much-needed investment into water infrastructure over the duration of South Africa’s seventh administration. As the department works... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the work being done by Infrastructure South Africa to unblock the bureaucracy and red tape pertaining to the project. 

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is preparing to deploy its Council-approved capital budget over the 2024/25 financial year. The city’s R18-billion water and sanitation... 

Civil society organisation AfriForum has started its yearly programme to test South Africa’s water. Branches nationwide are testing the water quality of drinking water and water at wastewater... 

Many issues have been raised over Rand Water’s five-week extensive maintenance programme, following which many residents across Gauteng were left without water for days and weeks. Some are still... 

South Africa’s water sector faces many challenges, yet with recent unblocking of projects, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) hopes to accelerate the recovery and improvement of the... 

While several municipalities across South Africa have battled to maintain consistent water services for citizens, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said it cannot overtake and interfere... 

The Johannesburg City Council this week approved the turnaround strategies for City Power Johannesburg and Johannesburg Water, as it aims to bolster essential municipal services across the city.... 

As an innovative response to the need for water conservation, anthracite producer Zululand Anthracite Colliery’s (ZAC’s) wastewater reverse osmosis (RO) treatment plant will provide clean drinkable... 

Paper and plastics packaging and recycling business Mpact has acquired a strategic equity shareholding in vertical tank manufacturer Africa Tanks to mitigate against drought, watershedding and... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), in collaboration with the Vaal-Orange Catchment Management Agency, has proposed new raw water abstraction tariff/charges for the new financial year of... 

Newly appointed Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has affirmed that the various reforms and improvements initiated by her predecessor Senzo Mchunu, who is now Police Minister, will be... 

Minerals Council South Africa, whose members account for 90% of this country's annual mineral production by value, supports beneficiation where the economics make sense. “Therefore, we welcome the... 

The 2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards, held in Nairobi, Kenya, celebrated the contributions made to the burgeoning impact investment sector across Africa by showcasing exemplary achievements in... 

Citizen science, where the public collects and analyses scientific data, can contribute to monitoring and testing of water quality in South Africa, delegates at the third yearly IIE MSA Water... 

As the imminent six-month closure for scheduled maintenance of the Lesotho Highlands tunnel draws closer, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) assures that it is ready and that all... 

The volume of water lettuce and water hyacinth across the Vaal River Barrage reservoir has reduced markedly over the past few months as removal efforts continue. According to Rand Water, water... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced the successful auction of R36-million in carbon credits, generated by reducing gas emissions at city landfill sites via waste-to-energy initiatives.... 

National Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson announced on Tuesday that he was establishing an Infrastructure Advisory Committee, in his office, to help drive forward...