Less than one month ago, our esteemed Minister in the department of water affairs told us that water price hikes were not on the cards: “I want to allay the fears of South Africans that there is not in the near future a possibility of a hike. It’s not in the pipeline,” she told a media briefing at Parliament. Seems pretty clear right ? Think again… Last week, Mayco member [... read more]
So after months of waiting we finally have the dreaded Green Drop report, and unfortunately it’s what we expected. It found that more than 75% of South Africa’s sewage treatment plants are not up to standard. Of the 852 waste water treatment plants, 403 weren’t even good enough to be assessed! Of the remainder, only 203 scored better than 50%. Of the 403 that weren’t assessed, the report highlighted municipal [... read more]
An open letter to the Cape Times and South African Minister of Water Affairs written by legendary Cape Town water conservationist Jeremy Taylor. This is a must read for anyone living in SA, whether you’re worried about our water status or not.
South Africa’s Minister in the Department of Water Affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica, on Tuesday ruled out any increase in water tariffs in the near future, but indicated her department is massively under-funded.
Yesterday Water Solutions reported on the burst water mains in Cape Town with a first hand account from me !!! Today we have a follow up from the City of Cape Town, appologising for the water outage. While we don’t appear to be taking enough pro-active steps around water conservation and getting people to do their own rainwater harvesting into water tanks, the City sure is on the ball re [... read more]
Well it’s not exactly the type of water outage we’ve been discussing here on the Water Solutions website, but it sure was an interesting taste of the things to come. Picture it… you wake up on Saturday morning, ready to start the day with your usual cup of coffee and a shower. You head to the kitchen to fill the kettle, turn on the tap and… NOTHING ! “That’s weird” [... read more]
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