Tag: Water
Trash pumps ideal for dirty water with large solids
DEWATERING activities on large construction and infrastructure project sites is not always a simple task. In fact, pumping dirty water containing large amounts of...
Day Zero could come again for Cape Town
Capetonians rejoiced when the dams supplying the Cape Town metro reached full capacity this year. Many will remember the tough days of severe water restrictions, in...
Water restrictions lifted in Cape Town from November
After months of residents calling for an end to water restrictions following the dams reaching full capacity, the City has officially decided to lift restrictions...
Theewaterskloof is finally at 100% capacity
Words we never thought we would hear a few years ago… Theewaterskloof dam is at 100% capacity. Yes, the dams have been filling up...
Maskam celebrates 10th anniversary with webinar
CONTRARY to the usual practice of face to face congratulations when reaching milestone events, the Covid-19 pandemic caused Maskam Water’s 10th anniversary celebrations to...
How optimal water use can support food security, reduce waste in Africa
While wastewater reuse presents a sustainable solution in supporting food security amid looming water shortages, the infrastructure costs present a barrier to widespread adoption...
Borehole water to communities
According to the Department of Water and Sanitation, more than 21-million South Africans do not have a regular supply of clean water. Clean water is...
Five years, and five court orders, later and villagers still without water
Despite the municipality being order to provide residents in Limpopo villages with water, they still complain that taps are running dry.
Five years of litigation...
Mobile water units to ease pressure on ailing municipal infrastructure
RUSSIAN energy giant Rosatom has introduced its mobile water treatment and desalination units to the South African market.
South Africa is considered to be a...
Cape Town’s dam levels increase by 3.9%
Cape Town is fully in grips of winter, and with this comes days filled with rains, storms and other extreme weather conditions. The past few weeks...
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