Natasha Odendaal
Natasha Odendaal is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Rooiwal set for R4bn upgrade, DBSA selected as implementing agent
1st June 2023 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the City of Tshwane (CoT) have embarked on a partnership that will see the Development Bank of... →
Gauteng treasury tables R818m budget, seeks to bolster financial management
23rd May 2023 The Gauteng Provincial Treasury on Tuesday tabled a budget of just over R818-million for the 2023/24 financial year, which it aims to use to ensure... →
Ten technical advisers appointed to support Gauteng municipalities
14th April 2023 The Gauteng Provincial Treasury (GPT) has appointed ten technical advisers to be deployed across various municipalities to enhance the financial... →
Gauteng tables R493bn budget to support social services, township economy, energy crisis
9th March 2023 The largest share of Gauteng’s R493.4-billion over the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) is set to support social services, the township... →
Reconfiguration of water entities meant to improve water provision to communities, says Mchunu
1st February 2023 The efforts of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to reconfigure South Africa’s water boards, and ensure the provision of water and... →
Rand Water lifts restrictions
2nd November 2022 Water agency Rand Water has lifted its level two water restrictions after the recovery of its reservoirs. In October, high water consumption and... →
Rand Water cautions on overuse of water as demand surges
21st October 2022 As Rand Water increases its abstraction of water beyond its licence, it is pleading with consumers to use water wisely as the water it is currently... →
Joburg Water, City Power work to mitigate power-related water supply challenges
19th October 2022 Johannesburg Water’s Commando system is set to be prioritised after several setbacks over the past few weeks. Despite a rapid same-day resolution... →
DWS increases Rand Water allocation amid water restrictions
17th October 2022 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is temporarily increasing Rand Water’s bulk water allocation as an emergency measure to address water... →
South Africa will not run out of water, Minister assures
29th September 2022 There is no need for citizens to be alarmed over South Africa’s water scarcity, as a total water outage will not happen in the near future, assures... →
City of Cape Town establishes an independent advisory panel for water reuse
19th August 2022 The City of Cape Town has embarked on a new water programme that will increase available supply capacity by an additional 300-million litres of... →
Information Regulator establishes enforcement committee
4th August 2022 The Information Regulator has established an Enforcement Committee to tackle matters related to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)... →
Dam levels need public support to inch upwards
2nd August 2022 After a relatively dry start to the rain season, the dam levels are significantly lower than the same time last year, says Western Cape Local... →
Five provinces fully migrated to digital broadcasting
24th June 2022 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) will, by July 1, have access to the high demand spectrum from the five provinces... →
Nelson Mandela Bay needs new approach amid water crisis
27th May 2022 With the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality (NMBM) experiencing a severe drought that could leave it without water by the end of June, a new approach... →
Green Drop report released, showing decline in Green Drop certifications
1st April 2022 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has published the long-awaited Green Drop Certification Programme Report, awarding just 23 wastewater... →
Vaal dam water levels improve
20th January 2022 The water levels of the Vaal dam have improved 3.3%, reaching 110.5% as rainfall continues inland. The latest information released by the... →
Busa, IQbusiness launch of SAtion ecosystem to boost economic recovery
14th June 2021 IQbusiness and Business Unity South Africa (Busa) have launched an initiative aimed at moving South Africa into economic recovery and digital... →
Icasa nears ‘spectrum impasse breakthrough’
14th June 2021 The outlook of the negotiations surrounding the current impasse over high-demand spectrum is encouraging, with the Independent Communications... →
Telkom launches new whistleblowing channels
4th May 2021 Telecommunications group Telkom has unveiled a new platform for the public to report any acts or suspected acts of fraud, corruption and irregular... →
Icasa to oppose the High Court application filed by MTN
29th January 2021 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa plans to oppose the High Court application filed by telecommunications giant MTN.... →
Minerals Council develops mining-focused water conservation tool
15th July 2020 The Minerals Council South Africa has developed a user-friendly water conservation and water demand management (WC/WDM) tool for the mining sector.... →
Vodacom zero rates what3words website
28th May 2020 Telecommunications group Vodacom has zero-rated the emergency location tracker platform ‘what3words’ for its more than 43-million subscribers... →
Gauteng adds more hospital beds and wards in Covid-19 prep
7th May 2020 In line with plans to get Gauteng’s health system ready for an expected surge in Covid-19 cases, the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure... →
Icasa to urgently, responsibly release emergency spectrum
6th April 2020 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa is planning to temporarily release the high-demand International Mobile Telecommunications... →
Vodacom, Discovery to offer Covid-19 screening platform
2nd April 2020 Vodacom and Discovery have teamed up to develop risk assessment and virtual healthcare tools for citizens to assess their Covid-19 risk, schedule... →
Vodacom e-School registration reaches one-million users
1st April 2020 User registration on telecommunications group Vodacom’s e-School platform is nearing one-million as South Africa’s schools remained closed. With... →
DWS delivers 287 water tank across Gauteng
30th March 2020 The Department of Water and Sanitation on March 30 reported the delivery of another 100 water tanks to needy communities in Soweto. Amid a national... →
R2K to picket over Rica privacy failure
19th February 2020 Advocacy organisation, the Right2Know (R2K) Campaign on Wednesday held protests in Pretoria and Cape Town against what it says is the failure of... →
DWS starts to move on implementing master plan strategies
3rd December 2019 A week after the launch of the National Water and Sanitation Master Plan, the Department of Water and Sanitation has announced plans to start... →
Spectrum is an inhibitor to lowering data prices, Vodacom, MTN insist
3rd December 2019 A lack of access to spectrum remains a significant inhibitor in efforts to lower data prices, mobile operators Vodacom and MTN have said in... →
Competition Commission's final report confirms South Africa's high data costs
2nd December 2019 The Competition Commission on Monday published its much-anticipated final report on its Data Services Market Inquiry, confirming revelations that... →
Gauteng outlines ambitions for climate change mitigation
21st November 2019 After two years of development, gathering input, undertaking consultations and further refinements, the Gauteng City Region is preparing to... →
Prolonged drought hits South African farmers’ resilience
12th November 2019 Federation of agricultural organisations AgriSA on Tuesday painted a dire picture of the impact the years-long drought has had on South Africa’s... →
Water-shedding can be avoided, says Sisulu
28th October 2019 Water-stressed South Africa has to decrease the amount of water consumed or face the prospect of “water-shedding”. The Department of Water and... →
Eskom confident of avoiding summer load-shedding but does not rule it out
4th September 2019 State-owned power utility Eskom on Wednesday said it was unlikely that there would be any load-shedding over the next seven months as the utility’s... →
Telecoms policy proposes shared approach to spectrum to open market
29th July 2019 The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has released the long-awaited Policy on High Demand Spectrum, along with the Policy... →
Spectrum policy to be issued in the next few days
25th July 2019 Cabinet has approved the latest iteration of the long-awaited Policy and Policy Direction for the Licensing of the High Demand Spectrum. It is... →
Sisulu promises traction in water sector
16th July 2019 The Department Water and Sanitation is taking stock as it determines the required solutions for a sector fraught with major inequalities and... →
Spectrum policy to be released within 7 days
11th July 2019 After years-long delays, the now-urgent final policy directive on spectrum allocation will be issued to the Independent Communications Authority of... →
Ramaphosa throws weight behind 4IR as South Africa’s growth accelerator
5th July 2019 South Africa is positioning itself not as an adopter but rather as a leader and driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) worldwide,... →
