Noticias sobre South Africa
South Africa elevates water response with National Water Crisis Committee and R156bn commitment
South Africa has announced the establishment of a National Water Crisis Committee, to be chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa, as government moves to elevate its response to persistent water supply disruptions.
Severe drought hits East Africa, driving a potential humanitarian crisis
Drought conditions since September 2025 – exacerbated by scarce rainfall and warm temperatures – are harming crops, livestock and food security in East Africa, in particular in Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia and Eastern Kenya, according to the latest drought report from the JRC-run Global Drought Observatory (GDO).
The global freshwater crisis fueled by pollution overuse and climate change
Freshwater systems across the globe are under growing pressure, with pollution, climate change, and human activity pushing rivers, lakes, aquifers, and wetlands to the brink.
NMDC Group acquires majority stake in Lantania Aguas to form new global water company
Lantania and NMDC Group have signed an acquisition agreement under which NMDC Group will acquire a 51% stake in Lantania Aguas, the water-focused subsidiary of Spain’s Lantania Group.
Continental drying and its far-reaching impact on global water resources
The World Bank recently released its first edition of the Global Water Monitoring Report, titled: Continental Drying: A Threat to Our Common Future.
Digital tools and open data reshape water management across Africa
Africa’s water sector is undergoing a gradual but important transformation driven by digital technologies, according to the report Digital Solutions for Africa’s Water Management, published by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in December, 2025.
Global water under pressure: what AQUASTAT 2025 reveals about agriculture, efficiency and stress
The AQUASTAT Water Data Snapshot 2025, recently released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), confirms a trend that has become increasingly difficult to ignore: there is less renewable freshwater available per person almost everywhere in the world.
“The future of water is scrappy, smart, and full of heart. And it’s already here”
With a global perspective on water innovation, Mallak Bani Mustafa explores how creativity, collaboration, and bold experimentation can help utilities turn new technologies into smarter, more sustainable ways of delivering water — and real impact for the people they serve.
How digitalization is reshaping agriculture in an era of drought and flood
The accelerating toll of extreme weather on agriculture is laid bare in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ latest flagship report, The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025.
Water stress and land degradation: FAO signals mounting pressures on food systems
Land and water form the twin foundations of global food production, and both are under mounting pressure.
Enhancing wastewater treatment capacity in Cape Town with WEG Motor Solutions
WEG supplies robust and efficient motors to support the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works upgrade, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the Western Cape.
Bahrain’s EWA invites global bids for new Hawar Desalination Plant
The Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) of the Kingdom of Bahrain has announced the launch of an international tender for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the new Hawar seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant.
“Our expansion relies on adapting to each market with product, technology and local partnerships”
Since its foundation in 2006, Molecor has embraced a distinctive vision: combining in-house technological development with the manufacture of high-value PVC-O solutions for water infrastructure.
John Parry joins SJ Group as Senior Executive Director for Water and Environment
Global engineering, management and development consultancy SJ Group has welcomed the appointment of John Parry as Senior Executive Director for Water and Environment globally for SJ Group’s Infrastructure and Energy division.
Tedagua hits one billion cubic meters at Beni Saf desalination plant, supplying one million people
After 15 years of continuous operation and maintenance, Tedagua has reached the milestone of one billion cubic meters of desalinated water produced at the Beni Saf plant in Algeria, intended for human consumption.
New WHO-UNICEF report: 1 in 4 people globally still lack access to safe drinking water
Despite progress over the last decade, billions of people around the world still lack access to essential water, sanitation, and hygiene services, putting them at risk of disease and deeper social exclusion.
Retno Marsudi to champion Global Outlook Council on Water Investment
The AU–AIP Africa Water Investment Summit 2025, held in Cape Town from 13–15 August, delivered a landmark moment for Africa’s water agenda with the launch of the Global Outlook Council on Water Investment and the appointment of H.E.
Morocco’s water vision: a blueprint for resilience
The IDRA High-Level Colloquium on Resilient Water Solutions, held on June 2, 2025, in Seville, Spain, convened global leaders to tackle pressing water challenges.
Texas flash floods highlight hazard dangers and warning challenges
The heavy loss of life in the central Texas Hill Country flash floods, when months worth of rain fell in the space of a few hours, highlights the dangers of this major hazard and the challenges in ensuring that early warnings reach those who need them.
Researchers find water storage in dams has caused minute shifts in Earth’s poles
Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth’s poles slightly away from the planet’s axis of rotation, according to new research.