* . *
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Earth-News
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    George Lopez is coming to Spokane – KXLY.com

    George Lopez is coming to Spokane – KXLY.com

    Netflix unveils Dallas immersive venue for fans of hit shows like ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Stranger Things’ – Houston Chronicle

    Step Inside Netflix’s New Dallas Immersive Experience Featuring Hits Like ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Stranger Things

    ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’: Civic Players bring ‘Young Frankenstein’ to life – Yahoo

    Civic Players Deliver a Hilarious and Unforgettable Performance of ‘Young Frankenstein

    ‘Wheel of Fortune’: Amputee Wins $60,000 After Breaking Incredible ‘Curse’ – Hastings Tribune

    Wheel of Fortune’ Amputee Breaks Incredible ‘Curse’ to Win $60,000!

    North Star Sports & Entertainment Network: Coming soon – KTTC News

    North Star Sports & Entertainment Network: Coming soon – KTTC News

    Safety concerns in Deep Ellum create apprehension as the entertainment district gains visitors – CBS News

    Safety Concerns Surge Amid Deep Ellum’s Booming Popularity and Growing Crowds

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Frontdoor Announces Tech Expert Dr. Bala Ganesh as Chief Technology Officer – Business Wire

    Frontdoor Appoints Tech Visionary Dr. Bala Ganesh as New Chief Technology Officer

    Defense technology giant Northrop Grumman to host interviews in Iuka to fill technician roles – supertalk.fm

    Defense technology giant Northrop Grumman to host interviews in Iuka to fill technician roles – supertalk.fm

    China’s Military Introduces Mosquito-Sized Drones: A Game-Changing Surveillance Technology – Indian Defence Review

    China Unveils Mosquito-Sized Drones: Revolutionizing Surveillance Technology

    Marvell Technology Stock Rallies After AI Event Sparks Investor Optimism – Yahoo Finance

    Marvell Technology Stock Rallies After AI Event Sparks Investor Optimism – Yahoo Finance

    Promising Technology Stocks To Follow Today – June 22nd – MarketBeat

    Top Technology Stocks to Watch Today – June 22nd

    Technology Convergence Report 2025 – The World Economic Forum

    Technology Convergence Report 2025 – The World Economic Forum

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    George Lopez is coming to Spokane – KXLY.com

    George Lopez is coming to Spokane – KXLY.com

    Netflix unveils Dallas immersive venue for fans of hit shows like ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Stranger Things’ – Houston Chronicle

    Step Inside Netflix’s New Dallas Immersive Experience Featuring Hits Like ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Stranger Things

    ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’: Civic Players bring ‘Young Frankenstein’ to life – Yahoo

    Civic Players Deliver a Hilarious and Unforgettable Performance of ‘Young Frankenstein

    ‘Wheel of Fortune’: Amputee Wins $60,000 After Breaking Incredible ‘Curse’ – Hastings Tribune

    Wheel of Fortune’ Amputee Breaks Incredible ‘Curse’ to Win $60,000!

    North Star Sports & Entertainment Network: Coming soon – KTTC News

    North Star Sports & Entertainment Network: Coming soon – KTTC News

    Safety concerns in Deep Ellum create apprehension as the entertainment district gains visitors – CBS News

    Safety Concerns Surge Amid Deep Ellum’s Booming Popularity and Growing Crowds

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Frontdoor Announces Tech Expert Dr. Bala Ganesh as Chief Technology Officer – Business Wire

    Frontdoor Appoints Tech Visionary Dr. Bala Ganesh as New Chief Technology Officer

    Defense technology giant Northrop Grumman to host interviews in Iuka to fill technician roles – supertalk.fm

    Defense technology giant Northrop Grumman to host interviews in Iuka to fill technician roles – supertalk.fm

    China’s Military Introduces Mosquito-Sized Drones: A Game-Changing Surveillance Technology – Indian Defence Review

    China Unveils Mosquito-Sized Drones: Revolutionizing Surveillance Technology

    Marvell Technology Stock Rallies After AI Event Sparks Investor Optimism – Yahoo Finance

    Marvell Technology Stock Rallies After AI Event Sparks Investor Optimism – Yahoo Finance

    Promising Technology Stocks To Follow Today – June 22nd – MarketBeat

    Top Technology Stocks to Watch Today – June 22nd

    Technology Convergence Report 2025 – The World Economic Forum

    Technology Convergence Report 2025 – The World Economic Forum

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
Earth-News
No Result
View All Result
Home News

SAHRC steps in after eThekwini residents cry foul over water outages

January 27, 2024
in News
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has taken a “proactive” role in monitoring water issues in eThekwini after a week of community protests about outages.

The city’s head of water and sanitation, Ednick Msweli, said on Thursday the SAHRC convened a meeting with the municipality and civic organisations monitoring the water challenges where it was decided the commission would oversee the process of responding to the issues.

“The resolution from that meeting is that there will be war room meetings at least twice a week and the SAHRC will be there to effectively monitor all the parties, including the city, to ensure we’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing. They are playing a proactive role,” he said.

“They did indicate they reserve their right to take further action if they have to, but at the moment they’re saying ‘sort out the problem and we will monitor you’.”

The SAHRC intervention follows prolonged water outages, especially in the northern and southern parts of the city, after heavy rainfall on January 13.

Last weekend, DA leader John Steenhuisen announced his party would lodge a complaint with the SAHRC against the city for failing in its constitutional responsibility to provide access to clean water.

Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda said he will meet SAHRC commissioners on Friday but denied the meeting is due to pressure from the DA or any other party.

“They’ve been around. They are not only enquiring because of the floods. Our department has been attending meetings on what constitutes our responses to challenges communities are faced with. They are doing their work and I think they are doing a very good job,” he said.

He said the commission should be allowed to do its job and cautioned political parties against using the chapter 9 institution or issues that require solutions to play political games.

“Even in the room we gave a directive that no politician must participate. Let’s allow the administration to do their job because when we get there as politicians we will start throwing our own political games in the matter that doesn’t require politicking.”

Kaunda said most of the city’s more than 4-million residents were receiving water. However, a combination of rapid urbanisation, ageing infrastructure and vandalism, along with inclement weather conditions, had exerted pressure on existing infrastructure.

He said only the central region of the city has 100% water supply while the inner west region has 95%.

The outer west region is making do with 75% water supply, with areas like KwaXimba, Shongweni, Ngonyameni and Hammarsdale without a supply.

The south and north regions are both operating at 80%, with KwaMakhutha, Adams Mission and Folweni in the south and Inanda, Ntuzuma, KwaMashu, Verulam, Parkgate and Phoenix, in the north, without water.

“The water supply in the affected areas can be attributed to, among other things, the damage caused by the recent floods, ageing infrastructure and vandalism. With regard to the issue of vandalism, we again plead with communities to work with us to look after municipal infrastructure,” said Kaunda.

This week saw myriad community protests in the northern areas of the city, particularly in Verulam, Parkgate and Ottawa.

Kaunda said the northern aqueduct, which supplies areas such as Verulam, Tongaat and Phoenix, has not been performing optimally for the past three months, resulting in constrained input volumes into the Mount View reservoir which impacts downstream reservoirs, namely Trenance 1 and 3 reservoirs.

“Interventions are being implemented which include checking possible leaks and blockages on the 32km long trunk main. Other interventions include replacement of all air valves in the trunk main and changeover of the bulk supply,” he said.

These interventions should be completed by the second week of February.

Municipal leadership will hold a community meeting in Verulam and Phoenix on Saturday to address the issues, Kaunda said.

In the south, the city is fixing the 24km southern aqueduct which was decommissioned, as it had deteriorated to the point of being prone to major leaks. The R1.2bn project is to be implemented 12 months after all supply chain processes are finalised, and the contractor is expected to be on site by March.

“What has also compounded water challenges in the south of Durban was the wash away of the south coast augmentation gravity pipeline during recent storms. This affected supply to all south coast areas. Repairs to the pipeline have been completed and water in most areas was restored.”

Kaunda said in northern townships such as KwaMashu and Ntuzuma, water challenges stem from the pump station that caught fire last year. It is operating at 50% capacity. He said a process to upgrade it at a cost of R35m will start in March.

“All the interventions we have outlined are short- to medium-term. The lasting solution to water challenges in the city will be the construction and commissioning of the upper Umkhomazi dam.”

In the interim, the city is using water tankers to supply affected communities, which city manager Musa Mbhele conceded was more expensive than the conventional way of water supply.

“It’s not our first choice but we have a responsibility to ensure access to water is maintained all the time. We’re working round the clock to ensure we’re moving people back to conventional water supply as opposed to using tankers.”

The city has about 165 water tankers and has been hiring about 105 more from the private sector. The council will add 100 more from tomorrow until April.

Msweli said they have had to significantly increase budget allocations because of abnormal circumstances that could not be planned or budgeted for.

“The budget for this financial year for water tankers was about R146m. By the end of December we had spent about R134m. When we made those provisions in the budget, it was planning for what is normal, such as burst pipes and water outages while fixing them — but in half a year we’ve almost depleted that because of incidents like what we’re dealing with.”

TimesLIVE

>>> Read full article>>>
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source : SowetanLive – https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2024-01-26-sahrc-steps-in-after-ethekwini-residents-cry-foul-over-water-outages/

Tags: newsSAHRCSteps
Previous Post

Sabalenka overpowers Zheng to retain Australian Open crown

Next Post

‘Decisive victory for international rule of law:’ South Africa welcomes world court order on war in Gaza

House panel wrangles on rail safety technology – FreightWaves

House Panel Sparks Debate Over the Future of Rail Safety Technology

June 26, 2025
The Desert Sun unveils its Top Spring Athletes: History-makers and record-breakers – The Desert Sun

Meet This Spring’s Top Athletes: History-Makers and Record-Breakers Revealed!

June 26, 2025
HUD to move into the National Science Foundation headquarters, no current plan on where to relocate NSF employees – Government Executive

HUD to move into the National Science Foundation headquarters, no current plan on where to relocate NSF employees – Government Executive

June 25, 2025

Protecting the Boundless Future of U.S. Science: Tackling Tomorrow’s Challenges Today

June 25, 2025
LVMH’s Paris Olympics partnership wins Luxury and Lifestyle Grand Prix – Ad Age

LVMH Shines Bright with Luxury and Lifestyle Victory at Paris Olympics Partnership

June 25, 2025
Why the Strait of Hormuz, A Vital Oil Route, Is Vulnerable to Israel-Iran Conflict – The New York Times

Why the Strait of Hormuz, A Vital Oil Route, Is Vulnerable to Israel-Iran Conflict – The New York Times

June 25, 2025
Dying honey bees are threatening California’s economy. Can Central Valley lawmakers save them? – CalMatters

Dying honey bees are threatening California’s economy. Can Central Valley lawmakers save them? – CalMatters

June 25, 2025
Butler launches sports, entertainment institute focused on local events – Inside INdiana Business

Butler Launches Exciting New Sports and Entertainment Institute Spotlighting Local Events

June 25, 2025
Expert panel picked by RFK Jr. will scrutinize the vaccine schedule for kids – NPR

Expert panel picked by RFK Jr. will scrutinize the vaccine schedule for kids – NPR

June 25, 2025
What Is a Democratic Socialist? – The New York Times

What Is a Democratic Socialist? – The New York Times

June 25, 2025

Categories

Archives

June 2025
MTWTFSS
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30 
« May    
Earth-News.info

The Earth News is an independent English-language daily published Website from all around the World News

Browse by Category

  • Business (20,132)
  • Ecology (698)
  • Economy (717)
  • Entertainment (21,612)
  • General (15,566)
  • Health (9,756)
  • Lifestyle (722)
  • News (22,149)
  • People (719)
  • Politics (724)
  • Science (15,935)
  • Sports (21,214)
  • Technology (15,702)
  • World (697)

Recent News

House panel wrangles on rail safety technology – FreightWaves

House Panel Sparks Debate Over the Future of Rail Safety Technology

June 26, 2025
The Desert Sun unveils its Top Spring Athletes: History-makers and record-breakers – The Desert Sun

Meet This Spring’s Top Athletes: History-Makers and Record-Breakers Revealed!

June 26, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

Go to mobile version