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Vaal River residents urged to evacuate as water levels surge beyond capacity
Vaal River residents urged to evacuate as water levels surge beyond capacity! Persistent rainfall across several regions in South Africa…
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DWS: There is no drought in Gauteng but province is experiencing water challenges
DWS: There is no drought in Gauteng but province is experiencing water challenges! Gauteng, South Africa’s economic heartland, has been…
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DWS to investigate how some business owners acquired govt land around Hartbeespoort Dam
The Department of Water and Sanitation said it would be investigating how government land was acquired by some business owners…
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Cholera detected in rivers in North West and Northern Cape
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it has detected the presence of cholera in the Vaal and Harts Rivers…
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Gauteng residents to get enough water supply despite Lesotho water project maintenance shutdown
The government has assured Gauteng residents their water supply won’t run out amid a six-month maintenance shutdown of the Lesotho…
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Riverlands community wants immediate action taken against owners of collapsed dams
The Riverlands community wants immediate action to be taken against the owners of the four retention dams that collapsed and…
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Water Dept reveals 4 dams that collapsed in Riverlands were not approved
The Department of Water and Sanitation has revealed that the four retention dams that collapsed earlier in August on a…
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Department says Hammanskraal taps to run clean water in October
The Department of Water and Sanitation has confirmed that the water woes in Hammanskraal are coming to an end following…
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Water and Sanitation Department proposes new water tariff
The Department of Water and Sanitation and the Vaal-Orange Catchment Management Agency, have proposed a new water tariff. This will…
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Mchunu: SA must have national polluters registry to deal with environmental & water pollution
The Department of Water and Sanitation said the country must have a national registry of polluters in order to deal…
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Loskop Dam filled to the brim
The Loskop Dam will be a sight to behold for travellers this weekend and is overflowing after heavy rainfall. The…
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SA citizens warned to brace for massive 6-month shutdown of critical water supply
The Department of Water and Sanitation has warned South Africans especially those in the economic hub of Johannesburg in Gauteng…
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Minister Mchunu to visit Durban north residents to solve their water woes
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu is expected to meet with Durban north residents over ongoing water availability woes this…
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Frustrated Vaal residents vent their anger on President Ramaphosa about lack of service delivery
The people of Evaton expressed their frustrations about their living conditions to President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit to the…
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Tshwane urges residents to reduce water consumption as some reservoirs run low
The City of Tshwane urged has residents to reduce their daily water consumption, as levels at some of the city’s…
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DWS warns next 5 years will be tough for Gauteng, amidst water supply challenges
The Department of Water and Sanitation warned that the next five years were not going to be easy for Gauteng…
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Department of Water and Sanitation satisfied with dam levels in Western Cape
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is satisfied with the upward trend of dam levels in the Western…
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Western Cape residents urged to stay away from rivers & dams for their safety
The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape has urged residents not to engage in recreational activities near…
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Lack of planning between department and municipality on Giyani Bulk Water Project criticised
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has voiced its concern on the apparent uncoordinated planning between the Department of…
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SA municipalities owe Water & Sanitation Dept more than R23 billion for water
Department of Water and Sanitation director general Sean Phillips said that municipalities across the country owe the department in excess…
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Water Department DG blames outages on poor administration by municipalities
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s director-general, Sean Phillips, said the water outages experienced in certain parts of the country…
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Water Department opens 8 Vaal Dam gates to assist with flood management
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it’s the first time in 21 years that eight Vaal Dam gates have…
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No talks of compensation for Jagersfontein dam wall collapse victims
The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to open a case against Jagersfontein developments over the September collapse of…
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Dept of Water & Sanitation: SA dams’ levels stable
The Department of Water and Sanitation says dam levels across the country are stable. However, the persistent drought in the…
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Parly to schedule joint sitting to approve funds for KZN floods
Parliament is expected to schedule a joint sitting of both houses to consider and approve much-needed funding to fix Infrastructure…
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SIU acts on R413-million software deal
Multinational software company Systems Applications Products (SAP) has been ordered to immediately repay over R400-million to the Department of Water…
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Cases of irregular expenditure driven by greed, says Mchunu
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu on Tuesday said officials guilty of irregular and unauthorized expenditure could be interpreted as…
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Water dept: Vaal Dam is now over 110% full
With persistent rainfall in Gauteng and other parts of the country causing havoc and leaving people displaced, the Department of…
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Water department dissolves committee meant to probe irregular expenditure
The publication on Thursday learnt that the Department of Water and Sanitation has dissolved the disciplinary advisory committee mandated to…
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Dept of Water and Sanitation takes Tshwane metro to court over river pollution
The Department of Water and Sanitation has approached the courts to force the Tshwane metro to clean up reported sewage…
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Water department: No use of rivers and dams either this summer
The Department of Water and Sanitation has warned South Africans against flocking to the country’s dams and rivers as an…
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Dam levels increase across 7 provinces after summer rains
Dams in the Eastern Cape have reached 51% capacity after months of dry conditions in the province, the Department of…
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Integrated Vaal River System water levels continue to climb
The Department of Water and Sanitation on Wednesday said the combined water levels of the Integrated Vaal River System continue…
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Gauteng residents urged to use water sparingly as Vaal Dam levels decline
The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged residents in Gauteng to use water sparingly as the Vaal Dam’s levels…
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Water restrictions loom as summer approaches
South Africans should prepare themselves for water restrictions in the coming months, as rising temperatures and evaporation place extra pressure…
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Scopa wants full-scale investigation into water & sanitation dept
Among many problems, including ‘systemic corruption’, irregular expenditure rose to R5.694 billion in 2018/2019 from the previous year’s R4.227 billion.…
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National water storage has again declined, says Department
The Free State was at 83.4% from 83.8% last week. The decline in the country’s water levels should make water…
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Water & sanitation dept concerned over decreasing Vaal Dam levels
The weekly report on dam levels issued by the department showed that the Vaal Dam continues to gradually decline week-on-week.…
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Dam levels remain low despite continuous rainfall
Despite the heavy rains, water levels in various dams have shown no progress. The Department of Water and Sanitation said…
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Global Handwashing Day: SA govt urges citizens to use soap
The Department of Water and Sanitation urges South Africans to use soap while washing hands and prevent communicable diseases such…
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