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Easter weekend water safety alert

NSRI, lifeguards and the emergency services are appealing to bathers, boaters, paddlers, sailors, anglers and coastal hikers to be cautious around the coastline as the full moon Spring tide remains present, gradually subsiding toward the…

Very hot Friday ahead: NSRI pleads for caution when cooling down

The NSRI has pleaded for caution in and around bodies of water after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has predicted extreme heat for parts of the country. The predicted temperature for Makhanda on Friday December 1 is 40C…

Water and Sanitation opens applications for Independent Power Producers

DWS opens applications for Independent Power Producers to apply for water use licences for hydropower generation The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is calling for Independent Power Producers to apply for water use authorisations…

Makana dams run dry

Makana Municipality has reached the point where it can no longer extract water from either Howieson’s Poort (HP) (11.2% full) or Settler’s dam (6.3% full) which supply the western side of Makhanda (Grahamstown). Makana released a…

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More water news

Thulani Maluleke Deputy Director, Ndlambe Local Municipality: Infrastructural Development As promised, we would like to inform you that the water leak on the mainline between Nemato and Town has been fixed and we are busy pumping water…