Category Archives: Water Security

Ramaphosa: Govt seeks to ensure water security through infrastructure investment

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintPalesa 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

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintCitizen 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

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintAlpha 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

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNhlanhla 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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‘It’s a nightmare’: Soshanguve residents open up about water shortages

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKhanyisile Ngcobo, Times Live, 2 February 2013 Frustrated Soshanguve residents have opened up on the nightmare of going day to day with little to no water over the past few weeks. Read More

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Mchunu in talks with Rand Water over Gauteng water shortage

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintRisha Maduray, SABC News, 1 February 2023 Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says his department is in talks with Rand Water over water shortage issues in Gauteng. Read More

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