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South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead
2nd April 2025 As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of litres... →
Water Indaba delivers resolutions to resolve water challenges
By: Natasha Odendaal 31st March 2025 Following the Water and Sanitation Indaba held last week, clear resolutions have emerged to reverse the significant decline seen in South Africa’s... →
Sudanese on Nile island in capital recount paramilitary repression
By: Reuters 28th March 2025 Residents of Sudan's Tuti island at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile have emerged from paramilitary control to speak of hardships... →
Six valves opened at Vaal to increase outflow
By: Natasha Odendaal 24th March 2025 Six valves have been opened at Vaal dam, while the water outflow has been further increased at the Bloemhof dam on Monday. The Department of Water... →
Navigating Section 197 in Public Service contracts: Lessons from the King Cetshwayo District Municipality case
24th March 2025 ISSUE: In the case of King Cetshwayo District Municipality v Water and Sanitation Services South Africa (Pt) Ltd and others the Labour Appeal Court... →
DWS increases Bloemhof outflow as water releases from Vaal continue
By: Natasha Odendaal 24th March 2025 The water outflows at the Bloemhof dam have been increased to 350.97 cubic metres a second (mᵌ/s) to allow for the extra flows that are expected... →
South Africa’s unsafe water supplies: licensing service providers won’t solve the issue
20th March 2025 In many cities and towns across South Africa, water shortages and supply disruptions have become more frequent. Most recent figures show that 33%... →
DA will call Minister Groenewald to Committee over staggering drug smuggling in Western Cape prisons
19th March 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Chairperson of Parliament’s Select Committee on Security and Justice, to call Minister Pieter... →
