Noticias sobre South Africa
South Africa secures $400 million AfDB loan to reform water and electricity services in Mpumalanga
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $400 million loan to support reforms aimed at improving electricity and water services in four municipalities in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province.
Ten years redefining water infrastructure
For years, the water sector spoke of an approaching turning point.
From floodwaters to data centre drains: water’s role in climate litigation
A landmark annual report on global climate litigation trends has identified water, in its many forms, as an increasingly contested terrain in courtrooms around the world, as floods, droughts, water-hungry infrastructure and failing stormwater systems generate a new wave of legal challenges with direct implications for the water sector.
A global report reveals the link between unsafe water and hunger
A landmark study spanning 121 countries has found that people without access to clean drinking water are pointedly more likely to go hungry, a link that holds even in wealthy nations and demands a fundamental rethink of how the world tackles food and water policy.
IWMI and Nile Basin Initiative advance plans for Nile Basin digital twin
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) have begun the process of designing a digital twin for the Nile Basin, an initiative aimed at strengthening water resources management, forecasting capabilities and regional cooperation across the transboundary river system.
One in three groundwater wells is running dry, global study finds
For decades, groundwater overexploitation has outpaced the data needed to quantify it at a global scale.
Sensus International spins out from Xylem as independent smart metering company
Sensus International has launched as a standalone global business following the completion of its sale from Xylem to European private equity firm AURELIUS.
From emergency to architecture: AfDB and Tunisia chart a new course on drought
A new joint report reframes Tunisia's water crisis as a permanent climate shift and sets out a concrete plan to match.
South Africa commits over USD 737 million to water infrastructure
South Africa's Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has allocated R12.3 billion (approximately USD 737 million) to fund more than 400 water infrastructure projects nationwide, signalling a renewed push to stabilise deteriorating municipal water systems.
Global water and sanitation gains fall short of 2030 targets, WHO report warns
Global access to safely managed drinking water has improved over the past decade, but the gains are too slow to put the world on course to meet the Sustainable Development Goal of universal access by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said in its annual statistical assessment of global health.
AI-powered digital tools boost transboundary water management in Southern Africa
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LIMCOM) have jointly deployed two advanced digital platforms to strengthen water security across the four nations sharing the Limpopo River Basin: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Unsafe drinking water: mirror and magnifier of inequality in developing nations, finds UN report
A new UN University study of 138 countries finds that water insecurity, poverty and gender inequality overlap in 61% of developing nations, affecting an estimated 2 billion people — with 30% trapped in all three.
Mr Mittal: “I’ve seen WABAG grow from a regional engineering firm to a global water tech leader”
WABAG, an industry leader in total water management, has a legacy of over 100 years and operates across four continents, offering a diverse range of solutions to address critical water and environmental challenges.
Water for 10 billion: why agricultural water management needs a complete rethink
The world is heading toward a population of 10 billion people by 2050.
World Water Day 2026: Where water flows, equality grows
Every day, across 53 countries, women and girls spend a combined 250 million hours collecting water.
Women farmers are agents of change, and here’s how development initiatives can support them
This World Water Day presents an opportunity to understand why women farmers are at the forefront of water security and how we can make it a more equitable space.
Rand Water expands its reach in Africa with Zanzibar partnership
Rand Water has secured a ten-year partnership with the Zanzibar Water Authority (ZAWA), bolstering the company’s financial stability and expanding its operational footprint across Africa.
New Forum aims to coordinate fight against corruption in South Africa’s water sector
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in South Africa have announced the creation of the Water Sector Anti-Corruption Forum.
South African lenders plan $122 million bond to finance water catchment restoration
South African financiers are preparing a R2 billion, about $122 million, bond to fund water conservation projects focused on restoring strategic water catchments.
South Africa confronts mounting water challenges with infrastructure and policy actions
South Africa is facing intense water stress that is testing both rural service delivery and urban supply systems.