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Happening in Parliament this week
15th December 2025 Parliament will conclude its 2025 legislative and oversight programme this week, with the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) set to consider the... →
Daily Podcast – December 12, 2025
By: Lumkile Nkomfe 12th December 2025 Making headlines: US Senate advances dozens more Trump nominees, including South Africa pick; DWS investigating possible dam failure at Thabo’s... →
DWS investigating possible dam failure at Thabo’s dam
By: Natasha Odendaal 12th December 2025 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has sent a team of engineers to investigate a possible dam failure on a farm along the R568 road near... →
DA exposes Rand Water’s R64.7 million advertising spree – 76% of all water board ad spending
9th December 2025 The Democratic Alliance is demanding urgent answers after parliamentary repliesrevealed that Rand Water has spent an astonishing R64.7 million on... →
Congo battles worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, UNICEF says
By: Reuters 8th December 2025 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is battling its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years which has killed almost 2 000 people since January,... →
Cape Town’s new water projects receive in-principle approval for PPP model
By: Natasha Odendaal 5th December 2025 The procurement phase for the Faure New Water Scheme (FNWS) and Paarden Eiland Desalination Plant (PEDP) is set to start in 2026, after the City of... →
Norway reaffirms support for low-income African countries
By: Sabrina Jardim 3rd December 2025 The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) says Norway has reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to Africa’s low-income countries with a... →
More sluice gates closed at Vaal
By: Natasha Odendaal 2nd December 2025 Four sluice gates at the Vaal dam remain open after the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) closed two more on Tuesday. The first gate was... →
