WATER NEWS

A day after water was restored to Nelson Mandela Bay after extended outages that left some households without any water for more than a week, former mayor Mongameli Bobani said large parts of the city are likely to be without water again on Tuesday, 15 September...

The Coega drilling team hit a major water source on Thursday afternoon at 265m below the surface after coming agonisingly close on Wednesday. View video here. They lowered a camera into the shaft to assess the situation and realised that although they had hit the...

Drilling Prices for New Boreholes Pretoria is the capital of South Africa and is in the country’s busiest and most populated province of Gauteng. This area is host to numerous natural aquifers – natural underground sources of water that can be utilised for residential...

Home Water Drilling Groundwater is a term used for water from an underground source, such as a water aquifer under the ground. This is accomplished through drilling for water and installing a borehole with pumps – even at your home. Pretoria is known for having many...

Borehole Drilling Specialists  There are many advantages to staying in Pretoria, with viable sources of underground water aquifers being one of them. Residential boreholes are a common sight in the area, with many people taking advantage of an alternative water source...

Source: Engineering News With freshwater resources in South Africa almost fully utilised and heavily stressed – especially in the Western Cape, where drought conditions have left dam levels at 25% – water scarcity conditions are set to increase in the country,...

Dead fish in the Vaal Dam, a major water shortage in Gauteng. The water level is dropping at an alarming rate

BY: NATASHA ODENDAAL CREAMER MEDIA DEPUTY EDITOR ONLINE – April 2016 With ever-increasing urgency, intervention is required, as South Africa is on the cusp of a major water crisis that poses an immediate, serious and broader risk to the economy and social stability....

Bloomberg BY: NATASHA ODENDAAL CREAMER MEDIA DEPUTY EDITOR ONLINE KwaZulu-Natal’s eThekwini municipality has warned all users to cut back on water use or face penalties. The city announced on Tuesday that it was taking a hardline stance as the Midmar and Albert Falls...

Submersible Borehole Pumps – The Top Economic and Environmental Choice In the midst of a serious water crisis, currently (March 2016) more than 2.7 million households and 173 of the 1 628 water supplies are experiencing water shortages. While these numbers are...