Ramaphosa: Govt seeks to ensure water security through infrastructure investment

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Palesa Manaleng, Eyewitness News, 9 February 2023

Several municipalities, including the City of Johannesburg and Tshwane, have been experiencing a wide variety of water challenges due to Eskom’s load shedding. Read More

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Good news! Reservoir water levels almost at 100% after recent rainfall

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Citizen Reporter, 10 February 2023

There was a silver lining to the current thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the interior of the country as water levels rose. Read More

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Water Dept DG blames outages on poor administration by municipalities

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Alpha Ramushwana, Eyewitness News, 9 February 2023

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s director-general, Sean Phillips, said the water outages experienced in certain parts of the country were partially due to poor administration by municipalities. Read More

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Rural KZN residents plead with Ramaphosa to hear their cries for clean water

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Nhlanhla Mabaso, Eyewitness News, 8 February 2023

We’re one year away from marking three decades of democracy, but the freedoms associated with this remains elusive for many South Africans. Read More

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Load shedding costs SA’s economy R1bn per day, says Mantashe

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

Kevin Brandt, Eyewitness News, 6 February 2023

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, highlighted the severe impact of load shedding saying it cost the country’s economy R1 billion per day. Read More

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Shoprite staring down a R1bn-plus annual diesel bill

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Augustus Consulting

The Citizen, 6 February 2023

Between July and December last year, the Shoprite Group spent an “additional” R560 million on diesel for generators, it says, “in order to trade uninterrupted during load shedding stages five and six”. Read More

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