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Launch of the ACEWATER III Project

15 April 2024

The day arrived when we launched the 3rd phase of the ACEWATER project! After many months of engagements, the EURO 5mil. ACEWATER project, funded by the European Commission, will implement five main activities between 2024 and 2028.

The following activities will be implemented as part of the ACEWATER III project:

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New Chairperson for the AUDA-NEPAD SANWATCE

The AUDA-NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE), is delighted to announce that during a recent Network Board meeting, Piet Kebuang Kenabatho was formally inducted as the Chairperson of SANWATCE. During the precluding Network Assembly, all members of SANWATCE unanimously approved the nomination for Prof Kenabatho to be the incumbent Chairperson and guide the Network with the support of the Secretariat.

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African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) Southern Africa sub-regional consultations – March 2024

11 March 2024

We are making our Science-Diplomacy/Internationalisation contributions at the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) Southern Africa sub-regional consultations taking place in Livingstone, Zambia. Also as an Implementing Partner of SADC Secretariat Water, we are privileged to participate at these fora.

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Local water professionals condemn Trump’s Ethiopian dam comments

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering and the Water Institute of Southern Africa, in a joint statement, condemn US President Donald Trump’s “inflammatory” statement about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
 
The South African water professionals say they are deeply concerned by the irresponsible comments made by Trump about the dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the GERD.

DWS plans to advertise for contractors for Vaal river pollution project

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will start seeking competent contractors over the next few weeks to assist in resolving the protracted sewage pollution of the Vaal river. The department, after finalising the scope of what is required to solve the longstanding sewage pollution challenge, will advertise 26 work packages, with the appointed contractors on the ground during the December festive season.

Tech helps address nonrevenue water loss

According to a rough consensus derived from its end customers and partners, about 38% of South Africa’s produced water is non-revenue water, but water technology company Xylem Water Solutions South Africa says its key technologies assist in addressing this challenge. Non-revenue water is water that has been produced, but is lost or unaccounted for through leaks, faulty monitoring or theft.