Tag: water infrastructure
City replaces over 20km of water and sewer pipes in February
THE City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate successfully replaced 22 255m of water and sewer pipes in February 2025, as part of...
Western Cape working to secure funding for municipal water and wastewater infrastructure
“THE Western Cape Government is making progress with the creation of an innovative financing mechanism, the Sustainable Infrastructure Development and Financial Facility (SIDAFF) Programme,...
“I’d Take Loadshedding Over No Water Any Day”: A South African Proverb, and Why...
By Danielle van der Vaart, Senior Associate & Kiera Bracher, Associate at Webber Wentzel
On 15 February 2025, Gautrain services between Rosebank and Park Station were halted...
Thermoplastic pipes: A critical solution to South Africa’s water crisis
Thermoplastic pipes: A critical solution to
South Africa’s water crisis
GAUTENG’s ongoing water woes have once again dominated the headlines, highlighting the province’s deepening water...
SAPPMA marks milestone at 20th Annual General Meeting with renewed commitment to quality
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers’ Association (SAPPMA) celebrated a landmark occasion with the hosting of its 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 13...
Finance minister’s focus on infrastructure spend
By Tessa Brewis, director in the banking, finance & projects sector; Deepesh Desai, Associate in the corporate & commercial law sector and Azola Ndongeni,...
Pump donation revives Nama Khoi water infrastructure
A private sector collaboration among residents, companies, Nama Koi Municipality, and KSB Pumps and Valves (PTY) LTD to restore water supply to parts of...
Western Cape Energy & Water Council lays the foundations for growing the provincial economy...
THE newly established Integrated Energy and Water Council will coordinate and support the Western Cape government’s strategies to achieve energy and water security in...
The Water Institute of Southern Africa’s (WISA) biennial conference provides renewed vigour to ‘turn...
By Diane Silcock
THE Water Institute of Southern Africa’s (WISA) Biennial 2024 Conference took place in Durban in June 2024. Professionals and thought leaders in...
The water crisis is becoming a “commercial risk” to business
Prof Anthony Turton, a transboundary waters specialist at the University of the Free State explains to Centre for Risk Analysis, executive director, Chris Hattingh...
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