<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Inala]]></title><description><![CDATA[INALA Water]]></description><link>https://www.inalawater.com/insights</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:13:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.inalawater.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Your 2026/27 Water Tariff Is Set Upstream. Your Water Infrastructure Doesn't Have to Be.]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Africa's metros are tabling their 2026/27 budgets this month, and the water line is moving fast. Johannesburg's draft budget proposes a 12.5% water tariff increase (later approved at 12.5% for households and 8% for commercial users). eThekwini proposed residential water up around 15% (adopted on 21 May at 13%). Ekurhuleni's proposed 14% increase (later approved at 11%) carries a published note that it is “subject to Rand Water tariffs” and “out of [its] control.” For a commercial or...]]></description><link>https://www.inalawater.com/post/your-202627-water-tariff-is-set-upstream--your-water-infrastructure-doesnt-have-to-be-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">56ab7667-34c7-4db4-b85b-7e98de52a504</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dab57f1f83c44fcf9fd211e0be0f06b7.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>INALA Water</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gauteng Water Paradox: Abundant Resource, Broken Delivery, Rising Cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 16 May 2026, the Vaal Dam — Gauteng's principal raw-water reservoir — sat at 109.8% of full supply capacity, with one gate open and releases running above inflow. The same month, Gauteng's largest metro proposed a 66% increase on its water demand-management levy, effective July 2026. Both facts are true. They do not reconcile through the textbook framing of water stress.]]></description><link>https://www.inalawater.com/post/the-gauteng-water-paradox-abundant-resource-broken-delivery-rising-cost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">140308f8-0378-4160-aaef-e3579b218324</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_c0e7189ee05449e8838c06f4b2c214a1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>INALA Water</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa's water crisis at scale: the C&#38;I shift to on-site water utility partnership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Auditor-General's 2025 Source-to-Supply audit ends one debate. Municipal water service is below specification across most of the country. For commercial and industrial operators, water continuity is now a board-level question.]]></description><link>https://www.inalawater.com/post/south-africas-water-crisis-at-scale-the-ci-shift-to-on-site-water-utility-partnership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8b9f43ca-b828-4ec4-99fd-fc2c9245ec91</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_45fba9ed26a94b9da6594f9cc7521121~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>INALA Water</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>