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Department of water and sanitation
WC dams filling up thanks to recent rainfall
Water and Sanitation Department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau said that six of the province's largest dams had reached a capacity of 80%.
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Court orders Madibeng municipality to settle R45m water levies debt
The judge acknowledged that over R32 million for water use charges and a further R13 million for water research levies was owed to the department.
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Why Gift of the Givers withdrew services from Makhanda after spending R15m
Makhanda, formerly known as Grahamstown, faces a major water crisis. Gift of the Givers had stepped in to help the municipality.
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DWS warns excessive water usage may put system under strain again
Officials say dam levels in the Western Cape are continuously decreasing due to soaring temperatures that trigger high rates of evaporation.
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DWS still owes over R70m for Giyani bulk water project, says Khato Civils
The claim comes after the company's contract was terminated on Monday.
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DWS finalising funding for Giyani Water Project
The R3 billion project was abandoned a few months ago due to non-payment from the cash strapped department.
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DWS: 'Heavy rain has helped clear pollution from Gauteng water system'
The Department of Water and Sanitation says that despite the recent damage caused by flooding, the rain has helped in clearing some of the pollution in the water system in Gauteng.
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Gauteng dam levels drop
Department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau says a drop in the levels is due to the heat itself but also to increased usage.
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Gugulethu residents still waiting for help as sewage floods homes
Ward councillor Sharon Manata says she has been trying to get the Department of Water and Sanitation to help.
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‘Broken wastewater treatment works can compromise quality of water’
The Water and Sanitation Department says it wouldn’t meet its mandate if it doesn’t take steps to fix broken waste management infrastructure in Tshwane.
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Water Dept approaches court over Tshwane waste management
It says if the metro fails to fix broken infrastructure, this can have a direct impact on the delivery of safe and drinkable water to the affected communities.
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DWS urges South Africans to conserve water as dam levels drop
The Water and Sanitation Department says dam levels across the country have been dropping at an alarming rate, but the figures are still better compared to last year this time.
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50 Giyani villages still without clean water after failed R3b water project
EWN revealed on Wednesday that the costly Giyani Bulk water project, which was meant to supply 55 villages in the area with water, is now in limbo.
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R3bn Giyani water project in limbo, 50 villages still without clean water
The project, whose costs ballooned to over R3 billion from just over R500 million, was launched by former President Jacob Zuma in 2014 with the aim of addressing water shortages in Giyani.
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Parly meeting into corruption, wrongdoing at Water Dept goes behind closed doors
The committee is to hear from the Special Investigating Unit and the Hawks about their probes, as well as from the National Prosecuting Authority on criminal proceedings.
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DWS paid out R31.5m in bonuses in spite of shaky finances, MPs hear
The decision has been questioned in Parliament, where the office of the Auditor-General has been briefing the water and sanitation oversight committee.
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DWS says failure to pay construction firm nothing to do with financial woes
Eyewitness News understands that nearly 500 workers were recently retrenched by engineering company Khato Civils due to government’s non-payment.
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Water & Sanitation Dept gets another qualified audit
The department's annual report reflects a continuing inability to curb unauthorised and irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure and a failure to act against the officials responsible.
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Gugile Nkwinti welcomes inquiry into Water & Sanitation Dept
The new Water and Sanitation minister has inherited a department that is in a financial and administrative shamble.
