Tag Archives: Water Crisis

“Young engineers with skills needed to solve water crisis”

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 21 March 2024 The Water Research Commission says there’s an urgent need to equip young engineers with skills that would enable them to develop innovative solutions in the water sector. Read More

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Councillors, Joburg Water schedule to discuss ongoing water shortages

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSimphiwe Makhanya, SABC News, 11 March 2024 Councillors and Johannesburg Water will meet to discuss persisting water shortages in some parts of the city. Read More

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Residents of Knysna frustrated over continued service delivery crisis

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTanya Krause, SABC News, 23 February 2024 A service delivery crisis amid allegations of corruption in the local municipality continues to affect residents in the tourism hotspot of Knysna in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape. Read More

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Access to water is one of the biggest challenges: Ramaphosa

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMercedes Besent, SABC News, 16 February 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that access to water is one of the biggest challenges that the country’s communities have been facing. Read More

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SA Human Rights Commission addressing Durban water crisis

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKhethukuthula Xulu, The Witness, 3 February 2024 The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has promised not to give up on finding a solution to the eThekwini water crisis until all areas have running water. Read More

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Water shortages force closure of businesses in Kimberley

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThabiso Radebe, SABC News, 14 January 2023 The ongoing water crisis in Kimberley, Northern Cape, has led to the closure of numerous businesses, raising concerns from the Northern Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nocci). Read More

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