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Leaders call for accelerated investment in Africa’s water infrastructure
11th November 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Global leaders and Heads of State from Africa and the global north, gathered at the twenty-seventh United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), have called for urgent investment into Africa’s... 


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Company launches ‘Big Five’ campaign
11th November 2022

Last month, industrial equipment supplier Festo South Africa introduced its Festo Core Range of ‘Big Five’ products, which are an attractively priced range of pneumatic automation products that can... 


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Three-millionth valve controller sold
11th November 2022

Last month, global designer and manufacturer Emerson announced that a customer in China has recently purchased the three-millionth Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controller for use in the water... 


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Specialist awarded testing, maintenance contract
11th November 2022 By: Halima Frost

Industrial valves and pumps specialist Brimis Engineering was awarded a major service contract for the maintenance, refurbishment and testing of boiler safety valves for a power generating plant... 


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Local supplier adds valves to portfolio
11th November 2022 By: Halima Frost

Steel, tube and valve supplier Stewarts & Lloyds’ Pipes & Fittings division has received its first consignment of vacuum break valves from local valve manufacturer Variant Air and has distributed... 


Construction of Polihali dam and transfer tunnel set to start
4th November 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The construction of the Polihali dam and Polihali transfer tunnel is set to start after the award of the two contracts by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA). The award of two of... 


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Calls intensify for audit of South African tailings dams after Jagersfontein disaster
4th November 2022 By: Darren Parker

Following the tragic collapse of the Jagersfontein tailings storage facility (TSF) in the Free State on September 11, there has been a resurgence of urgent calls for audits of South Africa’s other... 


Rand Water lifts restrictions
2nd November 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Water agency Rand Water has lifted its level two water restrictions after the recovery of its reservoirs. In October, high water consumption and decreasing reservoir levels led Rand Water to impose... 


Lake Kariba Q4 levels lower than 2021
1st November 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The lake levels of the Kariba dam is in recession, recording a water level of 476.85m – 1.35m above the minimum operating level of 475.50m – with 6.04-billion cubic metres of stored usable water,... 


Cape Town’s waterfront increasing its independent power, water capacities
27th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront was planning to double its solar energy capacity as part of its response to the ongoing power cuts imposed, on a rolling basis, across the country by national electricity... 


LHWP Phase II opens for bids for hydropower component
26th October 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has kicked off the procurement process for the design and construction supervision of the Oxbow Hydropower Scheme. Interested firms have until... 


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AMD treatment could start transitioning from expensive, energy-intensive treatments to natural attenuation
26th October 2022 By: Nadine James

The quality of mine water discharge has improved significantly over the last decade, and research suggests that government could consider a transition away from current, active acid mine drainage... 


Nation should exploit CGS expertise to help address infrastructural, water challenges – Mantashe
25th October 2022 By: Nadine James

The country requires that the Council for Geoscience (CGS) occupy a more preeminent role, to bolster the use of geosciences to help address socioeconomic challenges, says Mineral Resources and... 


Treat water like the precious resource it is – GIBB
25th October 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africans need to conserve water systematically and effectively, and a holistic countrywide educational strategy needs to be implemented and maintained to cultivate a culture of treating water... 


Rand Water's water treatment operations in Vereeniging
Rand Water cautions on overuse of water as demand surges
21st October 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

As Rand Water increases its abstraction of water beyond its licence, it is pleading with consumers to use water wisely as the water it is currently over abstracting from dams needs to last multiple... 


Flood resilience must now be a key focus for S Africa
21st October 2022

As flood events become more frequent and severe, South Africa will need to lift its game in disaster management to become more resilient. This means not just better maintenance of infrastructure,... 


JOYCE MOGANEDI
The current water crisis facing South Africa has created new opportunities and there is plenty of room to adopt and embrace new technologies
S Africa can ease effect of natural disasters through technology
21st October 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Deploying “cutting-edge” solutions at South Africa’s water treatment plants will assist the country in mitigating the severe impact of natural disasters, such as the drought in Nelson Mandela Bay,... 


DRIVING DEVELOPMENT
Floating solar is one of two breakthrough technologies supported by the Water Technologies Demonstration Programme, the technology arm of the National Water Research, Development and Innovation Roadmap
Millions injected into water tech over past 7 years
21st October 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

The Water Technologies Demonstration Programme (Wader) has invested about R43.5-million in 46 projects from 2015 to 2022 as the technology arm of the National Water Research, Development and... 


Joburg Water, City Power work to mitigate power-related water supply challenges
19th October 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Johannesburg Water’s Commando system is set to be prioritised after several setbacks over the past few weeks. Despite a rapid same-day resolution following a power failure at Rand Water’s... 


Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu
Gauteng water crisis: Have confidence in us, Mchunu tells Parliament amid outages
18th October 2022 By: News24Wire

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has asked lawmakers to show confidence in efforts to improve water delivery amid a monumental water crisis in the country's economic hub. "I would say... 


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DWS increases Rand Water allocation amid water restrictions
17th October 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is temporarily increasing Rand Water’s bulk water allocation as an emergency measure to address water shortages in South Africa’s economic hub. Rand... 


Rand Water implements 30% water supply reduction
14th October 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Rand Water is imposing 30% water restrictions amid rising water consumption and decreasing reservoir levels. The agency, in a statement on Friday, said that, since the start of spring, Rand Water’s... 


National faecal sludge management strategy under discussion
14th October 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The National Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has kicked off public consultations on the second draft National Faecal Sludge Management Strategy (NFSMS), starting in George on Thursday and... 


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'High consumption' at the root of Gauteng's water woes
13th October 2022 By: News24Wire

Gauteng is consuming more than 5 000 megalitres of water a day. The unsustainable demand is why bulk supplier Rand Water has had to tighten the taps for the last ten days. 


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'There must be proper planning, communication' - new Joburg MMC on fixing water issues
11th October 2022 By: News24Wire

The new City of Johannesburg Environment, Infrastructure and Service Delivery MMC Mpho Sesedinyane says he needs to be briefed by Johannesburg Water so he can lay out his plans to combat water... 


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Residents urged to reduce consumption as Joburg's water infrastructure takes strain
7th October 2022 By: News24Wire

Bulk water supplier Rand Water is pumping water at full capacity at Eikenhof, but water systems in the city are still under "tremendous strain", said Johannesburg Water's spokesperson, Puleng... 


Sibanye exploring further means of treating water, extracting value
6th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed diversified mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has built various innovative water treatment plants and is researching and developing new technologies to treat water, as well as extract... 


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SAB launches ESG strategy
28th September 2022 By: Darren Parker

Beverage producer South African Breweries (SAB) has launched its first environment, social and governance (ESG) strategy, and will release its first Global Reporting Initiative-compliant ESG report... 


Omnia commissions reverse osmosis plant to enhance Sasolburg site water efficiency
28th September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed diversified chemicals company Omnia has commissioned a reverse osmosis water treatment plant at its Sasolburg site to enhance its water efficiency and reduce water consumption by... 


Jagersfontein mine dam owner denies second collapse
28th September 2022 By: Reuters

Jagersfontein Developments, the owner of a mine waste dam that partially collapsed two weeks ago, denied on Wednesday that another dam wall had collapsed, contradicting a statement from the Free... 


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