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Scope : The City of Cape Town plans to build a permanent desalination plant capable of producing 50-million litres of water per day by 2026. The project will cost R1.8-billion. [...]

Byline: Jennifer Fitchett and Sarah Roffe Most of South Africa's seasonal rainfall occurs during the warmer summer months, from (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00704-020-03162-y) October to March. As a result, (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00704-014-1183-2) October is an [...]

Byline: Neil Overy A look at the history of sewage outfalls in the bays around the city shows that residents have been complaining since the first one was completed in [...]

As a predominantly arid country, South Africa faces the enormous challenge of managing existing resources sustainably. In addition to the scarce water resources, South Africa also faces energy shortages within [...]

The Department of Water and Sanitation will conduct a virtual celebration of the Clear Rivers campaign. The Clear Rivers Campaign is the department's annual event, in which thousands of South [...]

Summary: South Africans have been encouraged to save water, as water resources and dam levels across the country, with the exception of the Western Cape, continue to decline consistently week-on-week... [...]

The winter's dry season continues to negatively affect the country's water resources and dam levels across the country, with the exception of Western Cape, continue to decline consistently week on [...]

ACWA Power, a developer, owner, and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, recently announced the completion of the transaction to introduce Silk Road Fund as a partner and [...]

ACWA Power, a developer, owner, and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, recently announced the completion of the transaction to introduce Silk Road Fund as a partner and [...]

Summary: South Africa remains under pressure when it comes to efficient water use and conservation, where limited supply is increasingly stressed by rising demand, aged and insufficient infrastructure and lack [...]

CAPE TOWN, December 2, 2019 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Unless drastic measures are taken to conserve water resources and promote efficient use, water insecurity will become the biggest developmental and [...]

Summary: Following minister Lindiwe Sisulu's launch of the National Water and Sanitation Master Plan (NW&SMP) in Pretoria this week, Agri SA has said that it is ready to engage on [...]

The Department of Water and Sanitation will today hold an urgent meeting with the Limpopo Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs Department to discuss ways of averting the looming [...]

The key prerequisite for the accurate assessment of the status of water and the magnitude of water problems is the information which is based on well-organised monitoring programmes and reliable [...]

Summary: Quality Filtration Systems (QFS), the V&A Waterfront desalination plant owner, has terminated its water supply contract with the City of Cape Town and will pursue legal action. The city [...]

Summary: Left unprotected, South Africa's strategic water source areas are highly vulnerable to inappropriate development... Left unprotected, South Africa's strategic water source areas are highly vulnerable to inappropriate development... Much [...]

Summary: As the Western Cape continues to save water, the hotel, located directly on the rocky Atlantic Coast in Granger Bay, Cape Town, will supply fresh water produced in its [...]

Summary: TheHeineken South Africa Foundation is partnering with the World Wildlife Fund For Nature (WWF-SA) South Africa to help informal and underserved communities better manage their freshwater resources...TheHeineken South Africa [...]

The first solar powered desalination plant in South Africa was officially launched on Monday the 11th February 2019 at Witsand, Hessequa Municipality, in the Western Cape.Ambassador of France to South [...]

Q I'm planning a trip to Cape Town for January 2019, but I am a bit concerned regarding the water situation. Do you think we're OK to book, and what [...]

The world has abundant freshwater but it is unevenly distributed and under increasing pressure, UN agencies say, as highlighted by the severe shortages in Cape Town. -- Water, water 'everywhere' [...]

2020 DEC 9 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Biotech Week -- New research on Escherichia coli is the subject of a new report. According to news [...]

2020 AUG 14 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medicine & Law Weekly -- A new study on Water Resources is now available. According to news reporting [...]

2020 JUL 3 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Entertainment Newsweekly -- Investigators publish new report on Science - Earth Science. According to news reporting originating in [...]

2020 MAY 22 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Science Letter -- New research on membrane research is the subject of a new report. According to news [...]

Summary: Allowing the two new coal plants contemplated by the draft Integrate Resource Plan (IRP) to go ahead would be disastrous for water resources, air quality, health, land, and the [...]

Summary: Red Bull and Kusini Water recently announced the launch of a partnership that will see the development of a desalination plant at the V&A Waterfront later this year... Red [...]

The government of South Africa is planning to build its first solar-powered desalination plant at Witsand in the Hessaqua municipality. The Western Cape already operates four desalination plants. The French [...]

The International Company for Water and Power Projects (ACWA Power) has announced that it will soon begin the construction of a 100 MW solar project in South Africa. An agreement [...]

NEW DELHI: 6Wresearch- Market Intelligence Solutions has issued the following news release: Rising Population, Expanding Industrial Sector Along with Growing Government Focus on Development of Water Resources Would Surge the [...]

Scope:Project number: NL-KVK-27378529-FDW14SA19 Last updated: 17 Apr 2018 Contact: iati@rvo.nl Project details Start date: 01-01-2015 End date: 31-12-2018 Country: South africa Sectors: Water resources conservation (including data collection) Programme: Sustainable [...]

Summary: A variety of water-wise initiatives have provided confidence in the destination, including finding alternative water sources, such as the installation of desalination plants, providing potable water to major hotels [...]

The first solar-powered desalination plant in South Africa will convert sea water into fresh water. The Western Cape province of South Africa has been affected by severe water shortages due [...]

Summary: The South African wine industry is finding new ways to manage climate change by researching smart agri tools, drought tolerant cultivars, water stress management and efficient irrigation management. The [...]

Summary: Efforts by the government, citizens and tourism industry have emerged as best practice for sustainable water management and promoting 'water-wise tourism' in the face of climate change... Efforts by [...]

Summary: Discussions of the water crisis that has hit Cape Town tend to focus on supply and demand... Discussions of the water crisis that has hit Cape Town tend to [...]

Summary: Although seven of the City of Cape Town's eight alternative water source projects are running behind schedule, six of them will be feeding water into the system well ahead [...]

Byline: MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz Source: Republic of South Africa - Report: Headline: Water and Sanitation launches Save Water Ambassador Programme in Cape Town The Department of Water and Sanitation [...]

Byline: MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz Source: South Africa News Agency - Report: Headline: Programme to save water resources launched The Department of Water and Sanitation and various stakeholders have launched [...]

Aurora: Energy Central has issued the following press release: CAPE TOWN - TheEskom's Koeberg nuclear power station situated in Cape Town has today launched a mobile groundwater desalination plant, which [...]

Sunninghill: Electricity Supply Commission has issued the following news release: Eskom's Koeberg nuclear power station has today launched a mobile groundwater desalination plant, which will take care of the station's [...]

Summary: Day zero is looming for Cape Town and a dedicated and efficient long-term solution to South Africa's water woes must be found... Day zero is looming for Cape Town [...]

South Africa's main city, Cape Town, is at risk of becoming the world's first major city to run out of water, possibly in mid-April, leaving most of the metropolitan area's [...]

Summary: Annually, on 2 February, the world over remembers the establishment of the Ramsar Convention which happened in 1971 - the same year that the Water Research Commission was established... [...]