Report Coverage
This report focuses on the South African water sector and covers the collection, distribution and purification of water to household, agricultural, industrial, commercial and other users. Water testing laboratories are also covered. It includes comprehensive information on the size and state of the sector, budgets, infrastructure development and plans, trends, regulation and other influencing factors. There are profiles of 44 companies and organisations including the major relevant municipalities and water boards, water treatment specialists such as Africa Water Projects and Construction, testing laboratories including DD Science and Waterlab and wastewater treatment companies such as Royal Haskoning.
Introduction
This report focuses on the South African water sector and covers the collection, distribution and purification of water to household, agricultural, industrial, commercial and other users. Water testing laboratories are also covered. \r\n\r\nSouth Africa’s Constitution recognises that access to sufficient water and decent sanitation is a basic human right. It also establishes government as the custodian of all our water resources, responsible for ensuring that water as a resource from rivers, lakes and dams is allocated equitably and used beneficially in the public interest. South Africa has moved from a water-stressed country to a water-scarce one. It is predicted that South Africa will form part of the extreme water scarcity category by 2025. South Africa is facing complex water challenges that include extreme drought and flooding due to climate change, poor and failing infrastructure, inadequate technical capacity, corruption and mismanagement and unacceptably low levels of service delivery. The quality of rivers and ground water remains poor, signalling weaknesses in water resource management. The Department of Water and Sanitation estimates the water infrastructure investment deficit to be R33bn per annum. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for universal access to water and sanitation. Three million people in South Africa do not have access to basic water supply and 14.1 million do not have access to safe sanitation.
Strengths
• Ability to track the prevalence of COVID-19 through wastewater surveillance and monitoring.
• Appointment of an Independent National Water Regulator.
• Availability of innovative technologies.
• National Water and Sanitation Master Plan.
• Planned diversification of the water mix.
• Research Commission’s water graduate employment programme.
• Strong research entity.
Weaknesses
• Allegations of wasteful and irregular expenditure, mismanagement and procurement irregularities at the Department of Water and Sanitation and other water entities.
• Current water usage exceeds the reliable yield of existing water infrastructure.
• Delays in implementation of infrastructure projects.
• Government monopoly over the water sector.
• High water losses.
• Inadequate technical capacity.
• Inconsistent and inadequate management across departments and different spheres of government.
• Pandemic has magnified the deficits in the water and sanitation sectors
• Poor and failing infrastructure.
• Poor design of wastewater treatment plants.
• Short supply of competent and skilled staff.
• Three million people without access to basic water supply and 14.1 million without access to safe sanitation.
• Unacceptably low levels of service delivery.
• Water infrastructure investment deficit of R33bn per annum.
Opportunities
• 42 water and sanitation projects under the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium.
• Advances in technology re making water treatment more cost effective.
• Eleven strategic infrastructure projects under SIP 19: Water and Sanitation.
Threats
• Extreme drought and flooding due to climate change.
• Water scarcity.
Outlook
This report focuses on the South African water sector and covers the collection, distribution and purification of water to household, agricultural, industrial, commercial and other users. Water testing laboratories are also covered. \r\n\r\nSouth Africa’s Constitution recognises that access to sufficient water and decent sanitation is a basic human right. It also establishes government as the custodian of all our water resources, responsible for ensuring that water as a resource from rivers, lakes and dams is allocated equitably and used beneficially in the public interest. South Africa has moved from a water-stressed country to a water-scarce one. It is predicted that South Africa will form part of the extreme water scarcity category by 2025. South Africa is facing complex water challenges that include extreme drought and flooding due to climate change, poor and failing infrastructure, inadequate technical capacity, corruption and mismanagement and unacceptably low levels of service delivery. The quality of rivers and ground water remains poor, signalling weaknesses in water resource management. The Department of Water and Sanitation estimates the water infrastructure investment deficit to be R33bn per annum. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for universal access to water and sanitation. Three million people in South Africa do not have access to basic water supply and 14.1 million do not have access to safe sanitation.
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1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 4 |
2.2. | Geographic Position | 7 |
2.3. | Size of the Industry | 9 |
2.4. | Key Success Factors and Pain Points | 14 |
3. | LOCAL | 17 |
3.1. | Key Trends | 17 |
3.2. | Notable Players | 22 |
3.3. | Corporate Actions | 26 |
3.4. | Regulations | 27 |
3.5. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 30 |
4. | AFRICA | 31 |
5. | INTERNATIONAL | 34 |
6. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 36 |
6.1. | COVID-19 | 36 |
6.2. | Economic Environment | 38 |
6.3. | Labour | 39 |
6.4. | Governance and Procurement Issues | 42 |
6.5. | Status of Local Government | 44 |
6.6. | Blue and Green Drop Reports | 45 |
6.7. | Investment in Infrastructure | 47 |
6.8. | Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 52 |
6.9. | Environmental Issues | 55 |
7. | COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT | 57 |
7.1. | Competition | 57 |
7.2. | Ownership Structure of the Industry | 57 |
7.3. | Barriers to Entry | 58 |
8. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 58 |
9. | OUTLOOK | 59 |
10. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 60 |
11. | REFERENCES | 60 |
11.1. | Publications | 60 |
11.2. | websites | 62 |
APPENDIX 1 | 64 | |
Summary of Notable Players | 64 | |
APPENDIX 2 | 80 | |
Current and Future Water and Sanitation Projects on the African Continent | 80 | |
APPENDIX 3 | 86 | |
Corruption Strategies in the Water and Sanitation Sector | 86 | |
COMPANY PROFILES | 91 | |
Africa Water Projects and Construction (Pty) Ltd | 91 | |
Amatola Water Board | 93 | |
Anglo Operations (Pty) Ltd | 96 | |
Bemlab (Pty) Ltd | 99 | |
Bloem Water | 101 | |
Bureau Veritas (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd | 104 | |
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | 106 | |
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | 110 | |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (The) | 113 | |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research | 118 | |
DD Science CC | 122 | |
Dekker Biotech (Pty) Ltd | 124 | |
Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (RF) NPC | 125 | |
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd | 128 | |
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | 133 | |
Gamtoos Irrigation Board | 136 | |
ImproChem (Pty) Ltd | 139 | |
Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency | 143 | |
Johannesburg Water SOC Ltd | 146 | |
Lepelle Northern Water | 150 | |
Lower Sundays River Water User Association | 153 | |
Magalies Water | 155 | |
Mea Aqua Africa (Pty) Ltd | 158 | |
Mhlathuze Water Board | 160 | |
Microchem Lab Services (Pty) Ltd | 163 | |
Midvaal Water Company NPC | 165 | |
Nafasi Water Technologies (Pty) Ltd | 167 | |
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | 169 | |
Nkangala District Municipality | 172 | |
Overberg Water Board | 174 | |
Rand Water | 176 | |
Regen Waters CC | 180 | |
Royal HaskoningDHV (Pty) Ltd | 182 | |
SA Water Works Utilities (Pty) Ltd | 185 | |
Sedibeng Water | 187 | |
SGS South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 190 | |
Siza Water (RF) (Pty) Ltd | 193 | |
South African Bureau of Standards | 195 | |
Talbot Group (Pty) Ltd | 200 | |
Tecroveer Holdings (Pty) Ltd | 203 | |
Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority | 205 | |
Umgeni Water | 208 | |
Veolia Services Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd | 211 | |
Waterlab (Pty) Ltd | 214 |