The Citizen1d
Maintenance of Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel ‘on track’ but SA still facing crisis
Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister David Mahlobo inspected the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in the Free State on Friday.
The Citizen3d
Entities devise strategies to preserve water in Joburg
the Sterkfontein Dam and the Katse and Mohale Dams in Lesotho. Rand Water treats the raw water to meet drinking water quality ...
Water Minister Pemmy Majodina due to inspect the Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel after closure for maintenance work
The governments of South Africa and Lesotho have been working together on the project which includes the grit-blasting and re ...
Daily Maverick10d
Hope evaporates — dam levels dangerously low as hunger stalks southern Africa
The combination of falling dam levels and rising hunger bode ill for the region as summer sets in and La Niña remains missing in action. Climate change is exacerbating the situation as temperatures ...
briefly11d
Vaal Dam Capacity Drops Below 35%, South Africans Concerned About the Country’s Growing Water Crisis
South Africans are growing more concerned about the water levels of the country's dams, as the Vaal Dam's capacity officially ...
Zimbabwe4d
‘Levels are dropping’: drought saps Zambia and Zimbabwe of hydropower
Spread This NewsThe Guardian All is not well with the waters of Lake Kariba, the world’s largest human-made lake. A punishing ...
Independent Online7d
The impact of poor planning on Gauteng’s water resources
The plan to increase overall dam capacity for the growing needs of Gauteng was deferred by eight years as the Lesotho ...
Daily Maverick on MSN19d
Crucial wetlands in the Lesotho Highlands are in trouble, and this threatens Joburg’s water security
A study has noted the disappearance of 21% to 24% of wetlands in the Mohale and Katse dam catchments between 1995 and 2014.
gov.za5d
Water and Sanitation, Gauteng Office of the Premier, City of Johannesburg and Rand Water on water challenges in Johannesburg
Residents of Johannesburg have been experiencing increasingly frequent interruptions to their daily water supply. This causes great hardship for residents and is an impediment to economic growth in ...
Mail & Guardian24d
Minister blames municipal mismanagement for Gauteng’s rising water demand
we will only be allowed to extract 1 600 cubic metres … because of the delay in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project and because of climate change; we can’t empty the dams. The implementation ...