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Gift of the Givers given green light to drill boreholes in water-scarce Makhanda

By: News24Wire 15th February 2019 The Makana municipality has given the green light to disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers to start drilling boreholes as a medium-term solution to the Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) water crisis. The town has been without water for the better part of February. →

City wants your comment on new strategy to drought-proof Cape Town

By: News24Wire 15th February 2019 After a drought almost left Capetonians queuing for a mere few litres of water per person per day, the City of Cape Town wants your comment on a proposed R5.4bn strategy to avoid another possible "Day Zero". The proposed strategy, if accepted after public comment, presents ways of meeting growing... →

Umgeni Water to cooperate with SIU on investigation

By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th February 2019 Under a proclamation issued by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is preparing to undertake an investigation into various allegations of infractions at Umgeni Water, in KwaZulu-Natal. Umgeni Water on Wednesday said the SIU would receive its full cooperation and the... →

Western Cape dam levels double from last year

By: Natasha Odendaal 11th February 2019 The average dam levels in the Western Cape have doubled from 22.6% in the comparative week last year to the current level of 45% recorded on Monday. However, Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Minister Anton Bredell urged consumers to continue to use... →

Learners represent South Africa at Taiwan International Science Fair

By: Simone Liedtke 8th February 2019 Pretoria-based Hoërskool Waterkloof learner Christiaan Bauman won the fourth prize in the engineering category at the 2019 Taiwan International Science Fair, which was held from January 26 to February 1. Bauman’s project, titled ‘Mine Safety – The Robotic Way’, addresses the problem of miners and... →

Hoërskool Waterkloof learner Christiaan Bauman

UCT scientists part of international study of Antarctic waters

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 6th February 2019 University of Cape Town (UCT) scientists, Dr Marcel du Plessis and Isabelle Giddy, are part of an international study team that is attempting to occupy and collect vital measurements of the frigid ice-covered waters of Antarctica – the least studied place on the planet. During winter, Antarctic... →

Dam levels stable for now

By: Natasha Odendaal 6th February 2019 South Africa’s dam levels have stabilised at a national average of 62.5%, with most dams’ water levels expected to rise with more rain and cooler weather over the next week. Intermittent thundershowers in parts of South Africa have stabilised dam levels, while the South African Weather Service... →

Ford engages the mining sector on the road to more EVs

By: Kim Cloete 5th February 2019 Ford is quickening its pace towards the mass production of electric vehicles (EVs) and researching how the mining industry can help it to achieve its goals. “There are tremendous investments taking place at every level to achieve this radical revolution in the automotive industry,” Ford energy... →

Karoo gets rain, but drought far from over

By: Natasha Odendaal 4th February 2019 Much-needed rainfall in the drought-stricken Karoo region has resulted in some rivers flowing for the first time in four years; however, the drought persists and water conservation efforts remain critical. In a statement issued on Monday, Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and... →

IFAT Africa features broader scope

1st February 2019 IFAT Africa, a trade fair for water, sewage, refuse and recycling, will have a broader scope this year, as the event is colocated for the first time with food & drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) and analytica Lab Africa. Presented by international exhibition organiser Messe München, IFAT... →

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WASTE AND RECYCLING IFAT Africa will focus on waste management and recycling for sub-Saharan Africa

Power-Gen Africa co-located with African Utility Week

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 1st February 2019 Following the acquisition of event organisers PennWell by event organisers Clarion Energy, this year, the Power-Gen Africa show will be colocated alongside African Utility Week (AUW), creating a truly scaled, end-to-end show encompassing the entire electricity and water value chain. The events... →

PROMINENT CONFERENCE Spintelligent hopes to build on African Utility Week’s position as the pre-eminent pan-African show of its type

Could alien tree clearing near dams be Cape Town's solution to saving water?

By: News24Wire 31st January 2019 Cape Town is losing 50-billion litres of water every year to thirsty alien trees surrounding the region’s supply dams – equivalent to two months’ water supply effectively going down the drain. For those who doubt the hydrological models that have come up with this figure, there will soon be hard... →

South Africa’s dam levels remain on downward trend

By: Natasha Odendaal 30th January 2019 South Africa’s national water level average continues to trend downwards, despite the rain in some parts of the country, from 63.6% last week to 62.9% this week. A weekly dam levels report resulted in the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) urging consumers to intensify their water... →

Coalition welcomes Mpumalanga MEC’s decision to not exclude properties from the Mabola protected area

By: Simone Liedtke 29th January 2019 The members of a civil society coalition that has been challenging mining company Atha Africa’s proposed new coal mine inside a Mpumalanga strategic water source area, have welcomed the decision by Mpumalanga MEC Vusumuzi Shongwe to withdraw his notice of intention to exclude the area proposed... →

Operation Phakisa for water expected by March

By: Natasha Odendaal 25th January 2019 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is preparing to launch its own series of mini-Phakisa's to attempt to resolve the most pressing matters facing South Africa's water infrastructure sector. Over the next eight weeks, the department will mobilise provincial level Phakisa's prior to... →

Water dept launches water quality laboratory in Brits

By: Marleny Arnoldi 25th January 2019 Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister Pamela Tshwete on Thursday launched the Magalies Water Services Laboratory, in Brits, in the North West. The laboratory is set to provide services ranging from water quality testing and sampling, research and monitoring of drinking water supplies, process... →

Flowtite launches impact-resistant pipe solution as it marks fiftieth anniversary

By: Schalk Burger 25th January 2019 Multinational glass fibre-reinforced polyester (GRP) pipes manufacturer Flowtite celebrated its 50-year anniversary with the local launch of its impact-resistant Grey-brand pipes last month. The pipes facilitate rapid, easy installation for heavy-duty water uses and the use of native backfill and... →

DWS raises concern over decline in Vaal water levels

By: Natasha Odendaal 23rd January 2019 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Wednesday raised a red flag over the continued decline of the water levels of the Vaal dam. The Vaal dam, one of the major dams within the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS), recorded water levels of 74.1% this week, compared with 79.4% in the... →

Giyani water project subcontractor 'determined to fight to the end'

By: News24Wire 23rd January 2019 Khato Civils, the subcontractors removed from the R3bn Giyani water project, is preparing to fight tooth and nail for its reinstatement. This follows the water and sanitation department's announcement on Tuesday that the contract between Lepelle Northern Water (LNW) and LTE Engineering had been... →

LHDA appoints engineering panel for LHWP II

By: Natasha Odendaal 22nd January 2019 The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) on Tuesday announced the appointment of an engineering panel of experts for the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands water project (LHWP II). The panel comprises a selection of experts from the UK, Europe, the US and Australia, with the combined... →

AMSA extends water treatment contract with Veolia Water Technologies

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 22nd January 2019 Veolia Water Technologies South Africa has been re-awarded the operational and chemical water treatment contract for ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) Vanderbijlpark Works operation. Veolia has operated the facility’s water-related infrastructure and supplied and managed its chemical dosing... →

The thermal desalination plants ensure optimum salinity of the water cycle at the main water treatment plant

Western Cape average dam levels nearly double year-on-year

By: Natasha Odendaal 21st January 2019 The average dam levels in the Western Cape and the dams supplying the City of Cape are considerably higher than the prior two years, data released by the provincial Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Department shows. The average dam level in the Western Cape on... →

Aveng sells noncore Aveng Water business

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 18th January 2019 JSE-listed Aveng will sell Aveng Water and the Aveng Namibia Water business to Cambrose 735, a special purpose vehicle incorporated as a private company, Infinity Partners, for the purpose of the transaction, for R95-million. Infinity Partners is a 100% black-owned company jointly held by... →

Clean water still a concern in South Africa

18th January 2019 Despite so many innovators in the sector, South Africa is still confronted by many challenges in the water and sanitation sector. →

Outa, WSSA call for establishment of independent water regulator

By: Marleny Arnoldi 17th January 2019 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) and Water Shortage South Africa (WSSA) says South Africa is in need of an independent water regulator. The organisations agree that the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is failing to effectively regulate the country’s water sector and requires a... →

Vaal river system water levels show year-on-year decline

By: Natasha Odendaal 17th January 2019 The water levels across the 14 dams forming part of the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) continue to decline. A Department of Water and Sanitation statement on Thursday indicates that the high temperatures and above normal water use in recent days have resulted in a decrease in water levels to... →

Rand Water reduces supply to two Mpumalanga municipalities in arrears

By: Natasha Odendaal 16th January 2019 Rand Water on Wednesday said it had reduced water pressure to two Mpumalanga-based local municipalities owing to the nonpayment of fees. The Victor Khanye and Govan Mbeki local municipalities have allegedly failed to honour agreements made to settle the outstanding amounts due to Rand Water. →

Bethal water crisis: Rand Water curbs supplies over outstanding municipal debt

By: News24Wire 16th January 2019 Fed-up Bethal residents, who have had little or no water over the last 25 days, have launched a silent protest to draw attention to their plight. But it didn't quite go according to plan. "The original plan was to get as many residents as possible to gather at the Bethal Dam and then have one... →

UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as more desalination plants are built

By: Simone Liedtke 14th January 2019 The fast-rising number of desalination plants globally, now almost 16 000, quench a growing thirst for fresh water but create a “salty dilemma” on how to deal with all the chemical-laden left-over brine, authors of a recently published United Nations- (UN-) backed paper say. In the paper, the... →

Western Cape spends millions on drought relief

By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th January 2019 The Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Department will have spent R78.2-million by March 31 on drought alleviation projects across the province. The average dam level in the Western Cape was 51% on Monday, nearly double the 26.5% recorded in the... →

Lower Thukela bulk water plant to provide purified water for over 300 000 people

By: African News Agency 14th January 2019 The Lower Thukela bulk water purification plant in KwaZulu-Natal province is set to provide purified water to over 300,000 people, the KwaDukuza municipality said on Monday. The Lower Thukela water supply scheme includes infrastructure for abstracting and treating water from the uThukela River to... →

Agri-hub seen as key post-mining-economy jobs driver in west Gauteng

By: Terence Creamer 14th January 2019 An ambitious plan to develop Gauteng’s West Rand into an agri-industrial hub, primarily producing high-value crops for domestic and export markets, is starting to take shape and is expected to be officially launched during the first quarter of 2019. The initiative has been branded ‘Bokamoso Ba... →

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The programme is part of bigger plan to build a sustainable post-mining economy in the West Rand

Cape Town dam levels holding steady

By: African News Agency 8th January 2019 Cape Town dam levels sit at 62% average capacity, a huge improvement from the 27% capacity at this time last year when Cape Town was in the grips of a crippling drought. The City of Cape Town said on Tuesday “dam levels have made an improvement by averaging 62% now, compared to averaging 27% at... →

Water Affairs takes Tshwane to court over waste water plants

By: Creamer Media Reporter 21st December 2018 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has taken the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality to court over pollution that it says emanates from water treatment plants in the metro’s jurisdiction. The matter was set to be heard in the Gauteng High Court on Friday, and the DWS said that it hoped... →

Odourless treatment process produces energy, creates jobs

By: Cameron Mackay 14th December 2018 A new labour-based upgrade for wastewater management plants and acid mine drainage plants below ground – the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) process – can be used to produce potable water and energy while reducing costs and creating job opportunities, says engineering and... →

HYSON CELLS The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor process is below ground, which allows for natural insulation of the cone structures

LHWP Phase II ensures employment opportunities in January 2019

By: Cameron Mackay 14th December 2018 The start next month of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II advance infrastructure construction at Polihali, where the Phase II dam will be built, and Katse village, which was constructed in Phase I as housing for consultants and contractors, will bring eagerly anticipated... →

LESOTHO HIGHLANDS WATER PROJECT The road infrastructure works will help improve access to basic services and facilities, as well as reduce travelling time and stimulate local business ventures

LHDA workshop places contractors in better bidding position

By: Cameron Mackay 14th December 2018 The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) held successful workshops for South Africa- and Lesotho-based small and medium-sized registered contractors to place them in a better position to bid for construction projects on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). Held in several towns... →

WATER PROVIDES CONTRACTS Workshops were successfully held to ensure that small businesses can bid for construction projects on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project

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