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‘Rolling blackouts place medical infrastructure under strain’

Head of the Western Cape Health Department, Keith Cloete says rolling blackouts have taken a toll on the morale of healthcare workers and have placed medical infrastructure under strain. He was speaking during a virtual briefing hosted by Premier Alan Winde. Cloete has outlined intervention plans, including back-up power, measuring of energy consumption and reducing demand. “We use uninterrupted power supply in life support, ICU’s, operating theatres and on our ICT […]

21 July 2023

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Engineering experts say SA’s infrastructure is at risk

NATIONAL The South African Institution of Civil Engineering has warned of infrastructure collapse in South Africa as a result of extreme weather patterns. Government neglect has also been a major factor. In its 2022 Infrastructure Report Card, the Institution paints a bleak picture of the state of roads, rail, water and other infrastructure in the country. The president of the Institution, Marianne Vanderschuren says some of the country’s infrastructure scored the lowest […]

15 November 2022

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Dysfunctional infrastructure to blame for SA’s water woes

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has promised the community of oThongathi, North of Durban, that they will have consistent supply from mid-September. The community held a protest over the inadequate supply of water on Thursday, where they burnt donated water tanks. Affected by April floods The area was one of those affected by April floods that washed away water treatment plants leaving thousands without running water. Mchunu along with Kwa-Zulu-Natal Cooperative […]

27 August 2022

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City of Cape Town says it has plans in place to repair water infrastructure

The City of Cape Town says it has various plans in place to repair and replace critical water infrastructure that will assist with retaining water. Authorities are calling for support from Western Cape residents to save as much water as possible, with the province having recorded below-average rainfall so far this year. Collective dam levels in the province currently stand at 63.6% full, compared to 76.6% a year ago. Mayoral […]

8 August 2022

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Over a third of SA water supply lost through poor infrastructure

Over a third of SA's water supply is being lost due to aged and leaking infrastructure before it can be used. That's according to CSIR principal researcher and research group leader for resource-specific scientific measures Marius Claassen. Claassen, speaking during a panel discussion on Thursday ahead of World Water Day, said countrywide an average of 37% of SA's water supply was lost before it reached users due to leaks. An […]

16 March 2018

infrastructure

‘Rolling blackouts place medical infrastructure under strain’

Engineering experts say SA’s infrastructure is at risk

Dysfunctional infrastructure to blame for SA’s water woes

City of Cape Town says it has plans in place to repair water infrastructure

Over a third of SA water supply lost through poor infrastructure

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