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

As suburbs across Johannesburg continue to battle water outages and intermittent water supply, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) says that it is taking decisive action to stabilise the water supply network. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/nighttime-water-throttling-restrictions-leak-detection-among-efforts-to-reverse-joburgs-water-woes-2026-02-11

Dams supplying Cape Town with water are 20% lower than they were this time last year, and good winter rains are not guaranteed. https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-cape-town-can-do-to-save-water-395228a

Cape Town’s population is consuming about 1,056 million litres per day, exceeding the City’s summer target of less than 975 million litres.https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cape-towns-water-use-remains-too-high-despite-day-zero-lessons-840413a

There is a need for greater resilience in Gauteng’s water supply system, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said on Friday.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/greater-resilience-needed-for-gautengs-water-supply-2026-01-30

Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa’s largest game reserves), experienced unusually severe floods in mid-January 2026. Rural villages remained cut off from the world following the week-long heavy rains. The Kruger National Park was evacuated after camps and roads were flooded. The flooding caused an estimated R1.7 billion (US$106 million) worth of damage to homes, schools, roads and bridges. Climate change adaptation researcher Ephias Mugari explains that the impact of the floods was worsened by the poor shape of key infrastructure and limited plans for community-level evacuation. Clearer warnings, simple community measures and better flood preparedness could have saved lives.https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-floods-turned-deadly-because-limpopo-wasnt-prepared-how-to-prevent-a-repeat-284207a

Bulk water services provider Rand Water has assured that the water it supplies is safe to consume, categorically dismissing claims suggesting otherwise as false and misleading. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/rand-water-assures-tap-water-safe-to-drink-2026-01-26