The City of Cape Town is advancing its New Water Programme (NWP) to reduce dependence on rain-fed dams, having allocated R492-million of its 2025/26 budget to the programme. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/cape-town-progresses-scheme-to-diversify-water-supply-2026-05-08

Businesses now need to show sustainability via action; the days of just having good intentions are long gone. This is an unavoidable reality for the FMCG sector, from industry policies to minimising environmental effect and maintaining relevance in a market heavily influenced by consumer behavior and uncontrollable economic developments. https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-fmcg-industrys-journey-to-reducing-carbon-footprint-514400a

A new University of Cape Town study published in the GeoHealth Journal has found that more than 40% of the population in Cape Town is exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution. The study produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution risk across the Cape Town metropolitan area. https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/more-than-40-of-capetonians-face-severe-air-pollution-health-risks-514480a

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

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

The Zambezi River Authority is reporting higher river flows and a gradual increase in reservoir storage levels across the Kariba catchment during the ongoing 2025/26 rainfall season. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/kariba-reservoir-water-levels-recording-gradual-rise-during-202526-rainfall-season-2026-03-13

As recycling gains momentum, Fibre Circle works to cut down barriers to entry https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/national-waste-facilities-locator-to-make-recycling-more-accessible-284037a

The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, has authorised Rand Water to abstract additional water from the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) as part of urgent interventions to stabilise Gauteng’s strained water supply network. https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/rand-water-gets-more-vaal-river-access-to-fix-gauteng-water-supply-173356a

In a country where nearly 32% of people remain unemployed, a pioneering initiative in Bellville, Cape Town, is proving that innovation and inclusion can create real economic and environmental change. https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bellvilles-award-winning-buy-back-centre-is-a-new-model-for-south-africas-unemployment-crisis-517000a