Rand Water, the government entity that supplies water to more than a dozen municipalities in Gauteng province, this week pleaded with residents to reduce their consumption. The interlinked reservoirs supplying its system are now at 30% capacity, and high demand on any of them affects them all. ...
California drought, Gauteng crisis raise questions about water usage In South AfricaThe extreme drought in California has Americans asking about how that state's water supply is allocated and used.Similarly, the fact that many in Gauteng were without water for weeks while Rand Water blamed power ...
In a Creamer Research Report, ‘South Africa’s Looming Crisis’, (published in October 2023), the following is said:“Water security is one of the biggest challenges facing South Africa, and this ongoing challenge is intensifying.” South Africa’s water custodian, the DWS, in its Annual Pe...
In the meantime, Thames Water’s customers can be sure of one thing: Bills will be going up.Read also:New ‘Water-shifting’ policy is govt admission of water supply systems failures – Anthony Turton Gauteng could face water crisis until 2029 due to project delays South African farmers ...
A total of 110 households were issued with questionnaires from the 4 selected communities namely: Makanda in the Eastern Cape, Bloemfontein in Free State, Pretoria in Gauteng and Cape Town in the Western Cape. The choice of this figure was to ensure precision and accuracy as this study seeks...
The study revealed that AMD led to water quality issues in the rivers of Mpumalanga and Gauteng Provinces. A recent study [14] reported that water quality in the Mzimvubu to Tsitsikamma Water Management Area (WMA7) is deteriorating daily due to water use taking place in some catchments. ...