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Category Archives: Water Security
Vaal Dam levels continue to drop, now 40% lower than last year
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintEnkosi Selane, The Citizen, 20 September 2024 According to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s latest weekly report, the Vaal Dam has dropped to alarming levels. Read More
Billions owed by Free State municipalities threatens water security
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKamogelo Seekoei, SABC News, 19 September 2024 The enormous R10 billion debt that five Free State municipalities owe bulk water supplier Vaal Central Water is threatening water security in the province. Read More
Action must be taken’: MPs warned that 8 million South Africans could soon be without water
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintEnkosi Selane, The Citizen, 18 September 2024 Large parts of South Africa could soon be without water due to mounting municipal debt, warns Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation chairperson Leonard Jones Basson. Read More
Rand Water exploring alternative forms of water supply
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSashin Naidoo, SABC News, 14 September 2024 Bulk water supplier Rand Water says they are exploring alternative forms of water supply including ground water, to ensure that Gauteng’s water table is stable heading into the future. Read More
Dam water level crisis looms across SA as spring approaches
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintEnkosi Selane, The Citizen, 11 September 2024 As spring approaches, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is sounding the alarm on the country’s dwindling water resources. Read More
R580m earmarked to end water woes in Limpopo municipality
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintAlex Japho Matlala, The Citizen, 29 July 2024 A drought-stricken Limpopo district municipality, with an annual budget of R2 billion, has set aside R580 million to address the chronic shortage of water and sanitation in its five towns of Hoedspruit, … Continue reading
