Water supply
Rand Water pleased with rising reservoir levels
Last week, the bulk supplier picked up that reservoirs were dipping into low levels and as a result it had to ask the three metros - Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg...
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‘No one is paying attention’: Ejikeni community in KZN without water for 8 years
Residents of Ejikeni in Ndwedwe have told Eyewitness News they’re forced to source water from contaminated ponds and storm water drains at great risk to their health.
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Emfuleni residents: ‘All we are asking for is basic services’
Residents living in the Vaal under the Emfuleni Municipality say they feel abandoned by government due to poor service delivery in the area. So frustrated are the residents that many of them have decided to stop voting, saying that it has brought no positive change to their community.
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CoJ working on returning water supply to affected parts by Wed
The city said Randwater's fire hydrant burst in Randburg last month disrupting its system and leaving the western parts of the city without water.
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YONELA DIKO: Do we have enough water for the President’s development plans?
Water in South Africa a scarce resource, yet we have continued to exclude water in developmental planning and are generally water complacent, writes Yonela Diko.
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COVID-19 patients at Helen Joseph Hospital go 3 days without water
The internal medicine department at the Helen Joseph Hospital, which includes pulmonology, has nearly 300 patients, including COVID-19 patients, and said that it was unable to wash patients or give them drinking water.
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ANALYSIS: Virus makes water shortages everyone’s problem
Washing hands requires clean water, yet more than 2 billion people globally lack access to it, according to the UN.
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Water supply to 3 defaulting municipalities to be reduced
The Ngwathe municipality in the Free State, the Govan Mbeki municipality in Mpumalanga and Madibeng in the North West have racked up a collective bill of more than R300 million.
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JHB Water: Some areas experiencing limited water supply
A power failure at Rand Water's Vereeniging and Suikerbos treatment plants last week resulted in several reservoirs in the city running dry.
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Will the world have enough water supply by 2040?
The projects forecast of the scarcity of water across the world by 2040.
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City of Tshwane blames national govt for water supply interruptions
Water tankers have been sent to various areas to ensure that taps don't run dry in parts of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni after Rand Water imposed water restrictions.
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[ANALYSIS] Why smart policies key to solving world’s clean water problems
Unless African cities improve water management, many will face severe water problems by 2035.
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[WATCH] Expert warns Gauteng also at risk of water shortages
Water expert Professor Anthony Turton has warned that Gauteng is at risk of a water shortage if proactive measures are not put in place.
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Why the answer to water insecurity is working together
New technologies, financing mechanisms, delivery models, voluntary standards and policy and regulatory innovations will be required to address the growing gap.
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[OPINION] SA is no longer poster child for providing access to safe water
Not only is South Africa failing to meet the new set of goals set by the UN for 2030. It’s actually going backwards.
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Joburg Water to throttle supply to some residents
The city has started reducing pressure in its systems to control the consumption rate in some areas.
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Contamination prompts water supply cut in De Rust
Nearly 5,000 people in the Little Karoo town of De Rust are without running water after the water supply was contaminated.
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Joburg Water to start issuing fines to water wasters
Earlier this month, the utility enforced restrictions in a bid to encourage residents to use water sparingly.
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South Africans urged to save water
The government has warned that the drought gripping SA is likely to continue through the spring season.
