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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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Over 3,000 schools in SA only have pit toilets - audit
Water and sanitation committee chairperson Lulu Johnson says it is unacceptable that learners are still being exposed to the indignity of having to relieve themselves in the bushes.
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R3bn Giyani water project 'a cesspool of corruption’
Tito Mboweni says the project has been beset by a complete disregard for supply chain rules and poor contract management resulting in irregular expenditure.
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Khato Civils: Govt has spent too much money to abandon Giyani water project
Eyewitness News reported on Thursday that the multi-billion project, which was meant to supply water to 55 villages in the Giyani area, is now in limbo.
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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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'WC should continue to save water'
The Water and Sanitation Department's big strategy to ensure water security involves desalination, access to groundwater and water reuse in the Western Cape.
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DWS presents strategies to mitigate climate change
The department says South Africa is currently water stressed and likely to become water scarce.
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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 Dept's cash crisis leaves Giyani project, workers in lurch
Limpopo based construction company Khato Civils has retrenched nearly 500 employees at the Giyani Bulk Water Project, saying it’s been left with no choice.
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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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DWS urges Vaal residents to use water sparingly as dam levels drop
Weather forecasters are predicting higher temperatures for the next few days, which will lead to an increase in evaporation and potentially increased usage in households.
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Water Dept concerned over Gauteng's declining dam levels
Damn levels have slipped from 81.2% last week to 80.5% this week.
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Ramaphosa authorises SIU probe into Water Dept, 2 municipalities
President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the SIU to investigate suspected wrongdoing by public servants and persons or entities in the private sector in the awarding of tenders or contracts.
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Water Dept to meet WC authorities over relaxing water restrictions
Level 6B water restrictions are currently in place, where citizens are required to use 50 litres of water per day.
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DWS to review NMB, CT water restrictions in September
The two cities have implemented water restrictions to lower consumption during the drought crisis in the Cape region.
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Dept to review WC water restrictions after rainy season
This week, the City of Cape Town announced that the average water consumption for the past week has reached a record low of 481 million litres per day.
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Water & Sanitation officials fail to account to Parly for irregular expenditure
Among the expenditure probed by Scopa, is a drought relief event at Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal, in 2016, at which former President Jacob Zuma was the main speaker.
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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.
