Rand Water, through its environmental and water conservation brand, Water Wise, is collaborating with South Africa’s ‘green’ industry, widening its partnerships with professional landscapers, horticulturists, nurseries, municipalities, researchers and lawn and grass producers, to promote efficient water use. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/south-african-human-rights-commission-calls-for-submissions-for-its-inquiry-into-gautengs-water-crisis-2026-04-13

The V&A Waterfront, in Cape Town, will resume its programme to replace ageing water and sewerage pipelines and will remain open and fully operational during this time. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/va-continues-with-water-pipelines-sewerage-upgrades-2026-04-15

The outcomes of the Department of Water and Sanitation’s latest Green Drop report have laid bare how wastewater treatment infrastructure failures are not the root cause, but rather a more visible symptom, of deeper failures https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/wastewater-treatment-failures-a-symptom-of-deeper-fragmented-governance-model-2026-04-15

While South Africa’s scrap metal recycling sector continues to play a vital part in the circular economy, the sector is being held back by the Price Preference System (PPS) policy for scrap metals export, Recycling Association of South Africa (RASA) chairperson Geoff Borrajeiro says.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/recycling-associations-call-for-intervention-from-competition-commission-on-scrap-metal-policy-2026-04-13

Whenever the Department of Water and Sanitation publishes its annual Drop Progress reports, the water sector anxiously awaits. This year’s main conclusion — that the risk associated with drinking water has “stabilised” — was received with cautious relief by some. However, I am not one of those releasing a breath of relief. https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-drinking-water-systems-are-critical-but-stable-warns-sanbwa-847883a

As South Africa’s water sector continues to deteriorate, strengthening asset management, infrastructure maintenance and institutional reform will be critical, while tackling high levels of nonrevenue water faced by many municipalities will go a long way towards ensuring the country’s water security. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/strengthening-south-africas-water-sector-starts-with-stabilising-its-infrastructure-2026-03-27-1

Water is fast becoming a greater risk in company supply chains, with one in five companies now reporting significant water-related supply chain risks and tens of billions of dollars in value at stake.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/alliance-for-water-stewardship-launches-new-more-pragmatic-standard-2026-03-20

Rebalancing water use across the global food system is key to meeting future food demand sustainably and could generate 245-million long-term jobs, largely in sub-Saharan Africa, a new World Bank Group report posits.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/world-bank-report-highlights-potential-of-smarter-water-use-2026-03-20

Industry recycling initiative South African Plastics Pact member companies have made significant strides towards 2025 circular economy targets for plastic packaging in the country, having invested more than R4-billion since 2020 to redesign South Africa‘s plastics economy, derisk innovation and build long-term recycling capacity.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/sa-plastics-pact-reports-significant-progress-to-2030-recycling-targets-2026-03-13

Data indicates that dam levels are “frighteningly low” and daily water use is “relentlessly” high, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) shared in a media briefing on February 23, providing insight into operational information and projections for the coming months. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/water-security-projects-progress-amid-frighteningly-low-dam-levels-2026-03-13