Natasha Odendaal
Natasha Odendaal is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Joburg budget remains a concern, interest groups note
3rd June 2026 The City of Johannesburg's final 2026/27 budget still fails to resolve its underlying crisis of infrastructure decline, weak financial management,... →
Gauteng Department of e-Government records improved fourth-quarter performance
27th May 2026 The Gauteng Department of e-Government on Wednesday reported an improved performance during the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, as it... →
Water Resources agency one step closer to establishment
26th May 2026 Major milestones have been passed in the establishment of the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (SANWRIA), and the... →
Water Budget Vote signals new era of accountability, water security, with crisis recognised - Awsisa chair
19th May 2026 Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina’s 2026 Budget Vote is one of the “clearest and most significant” policy interventions undertaken to... →
Eskom, Rand Water to undertake two-month critical planned maintenance at water supply sites
18th May 2026 Water supply across Gauteng could possibly be impacted for nearly two months as State-owned power utility Eskom undertakes planned critical... →
Bulk water in balance, local deficits still weigh on water sector
15th May 2026 While South Africa’s raw water supply remains in balance with existing demand on a national scale, localised deficits remain – with municipal water... →
GCRO, Mistra launch Gauteng 2035 scenarios report
14th May 2026 A new report has outlined three scenarios for South Africa’s most populous province by 2035. The 'Finding Our Rhythm: Pathways and Futures for the... →
DWS calls on water users to register, update water user information
5th May 2026 Water users are being urged to register or update their water use information as part of a nationwide effort to strengthen the management and... →
World Bank Group launches global platform to improve water security for a billion people
16th April 2026 A new global platform has been launched to help improve water security for one-billion people by 2030, and expand reliable water services and... →
DWS raises concerns over Meyerton wastewater treatment works upgrade delay
15th April 2026 Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo on Wednesday raised concern over delays in finalising the R220-million project to upgrade... →
Some progress on Water Indaba 2025 resolutions, but implementation a year in patchy
10th April 2026 A year after the inaugural 2025 Water and Sanitation Indaba set out clear resolutions to reverse the significant decline seen in South Africa’s... →
Gauteng secures R205bn in investments
9th April 2026 In the wake of the record R890-billion in commitment secured at the sixth South African Investment Conference (SAIC), the Gauteng Investment... →
Water Pollution Fund, enforcing polluters pay principle key to combat water pollution
7th April 2026 As South Africa’s water resources continue to be plagued by pollution, Rand Water and Association for Water and Sanitation Institutions of South... →
Latest 'Drop' reports show more deterioration of South Africa’s wastewater systems
1st April 2026 The latest Green Drop report and the Blue and No Drop progress assessment reports, released by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on... →
Strengthening South Africa’s water sector starts with stabilising its infrastructure
27th March 2026 As South Africa’s water sector continues to deteriorate, strengthening asset management, infrastructure maintenance and institutional reform will... →
WRC launches project to tally South Africa’s water resources
24th March 2026 The Water Research Commission (WRC) is embarking on a five-year strategic national initiative to map out and integrate all available data on South... →
South Africa, Eswatini ink revised Komati River Basin treaty
13th March 2026 South Africa and Eswatini have signed a revised treaty on the development and use of the water resources of the Komati River basin. This followed... →
Collaborative approach needed to solve South Africa’s water challenges
12th March 2026 South Africa cannot take the same path to resolve its water challenges as it did with the energy sector during the period of loadshedding, as the... →
Gauteng tables R179bn 2026/27 budget amid constrained environment
10th March 2026 The Gauteng Provincial Government on Tuesday tabled a R179.2-billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year – an increase of R3.6-billion or 2%... →
Water foundation strong, task ahead to strengthen, accelerate reform, says DWS
3rd March 2026 South Africa’s water challenges are vast, systemic and interconnected, and the sector is at a defining moment; however, there is a strong... →
Rand Water abstraction volumes slightly above DWS's temporarily boosted allocation
26th February 2026 Rand Water on Thursday said it is currently abstracting slightly above its new allocation provided by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)... →
Investment in water prioritised as Gauteng battles water challenges, says Premier
24th February 2026 As water challenges continue to cripple South Africa’s most populous province, the Gauteng provincial government has reiterated its commitment to... →
Rand Water given thumbs up to extract more water from Vaal to stabilise Gauteng’s water supply
19th February 2026 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has approved an urgent water-use licence application from Rand Water to extract additional water from... →
R200bn in investment targeted at upcoming Gauteng Investment Conference
17th February 2026 Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile on Tuesday officially launched the ramp-up to the Gauteng Investment Conference, to be... →
Water Bill will not fix political failure, poor governance, warns Outa
16th February 2026 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) on Monday warned that, while necessary, the amendment of South Africa’s Water Services Act will not fix... →
Key interventions under way to stabilise Gauteng’s water supply, assures GPG
13th February 2026 Coordinated efforts are under way to address ongoing water supply challenges affecting parts of the metropolitans of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and... →
Johannesburg needs new water approach, says water department's Phillips
13th February 2026 Johannesburg needs a new approach to water provision, one that aligns responsibility with authority and supports stable, accountable service... →
President-chaired national water committee formed to tackle water crisis
13th February 2026 Government is establishing a National Water Crisis Committee, chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa, to tackle South Africa’s prolonged water... →
Human rights commission calls for water crisis to be declared a national disaster
12th February 2026 The South African Human Rights Commission is calling for the water outages currently crippling South Africa to be declared a national disaster, as... →
Nighttime water throttling, restrictions, leak detection among efforts to reverse Joburg’s water woes
11th February 2026 As suburbs across Johannesburg continue to battle water outages and intermittent water supply, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) says that it is... →
Johannesburg not at Day Zero, CoJ says
11th February 2026 The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has assured that, despite the widespread water challenges being experienced across the region, there is no ‘Day... →
Rand Water to throttle supply amid high demand
9th February 2026 Water utility Rand Water is reducing water supply to high-consuming metropolitans as demand is stretching its system. In a statement issued over... →
Water consumption in Gauteng declines from levels seen last week
6th February 2026 There has been a significant reduction in water use across Gauteng’s metropolitans, the latest data from water utility Rand Water shows. Combined,... →
Rand Water overstretching assets to meet high demand
3rd February 2026 Water utility Rand Water on Tuesday raised concern over persistent high water demand. The utility said in a statement that it is overstretching its... →
Greater water supply resilience needed across Gauteng
30th January 2026 There is a need for greater resilience in Gauteng’s water supply system, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said on Friday. The comments... →
Gauteng water demand surges
30th January 2026 Gauteng’s three metropolitan municipalities are consuming water well above its agreed quotas with water utility Rand Water. Combined, the cities of... →
Rand Water stations pumping at full load after temporary shutdown
29th January 2026 Rand Water on Thursday reported that all stations are pumping at full load after an explosion of a motor connected to one of the pumps at... →
UK-FCDO, Nepad Business Foundation partner to strengthen municipal water security
27th January 2026 The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) Business Foundation (NBF) has entered into a strategic partnership with the UK government’s... →
Rand Water assures tap water safe to drink
26th January 2026 Bulk water services provider Rand Water has assured that the water it supplies is safe to consume, categorically dismissing claims suggesting... →
UN calls for reset as world enters era of global water bankruptcy
21st January 2026 The world has entered an era of global water bankruptcy, as many societies have overspent their yearly renewable water ‘income’ from rivers, soils... →
Emergency relief funds committed to assist Knysna to alleviate water challenges
20th January 2026 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to avail an emergency relief allocation of R20-million from reprioritised water services... →
