Completion of this phase, estimated to cost $1.7 billion, will increase the volume of water transferred from Lesotho to South Africa from the current 780 million cu meters to 1260 million cu m.

Increasingly, Ms Zille earns grudging admiration from South Africans. It helps that she can laugh at herself: this year she ...

However, geography is to blame, too. “South Africa is classified as water-scarce – it’s around the 30th driest country in the world – and water-stressed; it has variable rainfall with annual ...

Without significant changes in how water is managed, South Africa’s forecasted water deficit of 1.60-billion to 2.70-billion cubic metres by 2030 will continue increasing, impacting on ...

South Africa may hold bid rounds for projects such as desalination plants and water-reuse projects, the head of the new Water Partnership Office said, as it seeks to boost private investment.

There are plans to provide enough water to meet the needs of all of South Africa’s major cities until at least 2030. As in the Vaal River System region, what matters is acting on those plans in ...

Without significant changes in how water is managed, South Africa’s forecasted water deficit of 1.60-billion to 2.70-billion cubic metres by 2030 will continue increasing, impacting on investment, job ...