Promotions at Umvoto in 2026
Umvoto is pleased to congratulate the following employees on their recent promotions. Errol Malijani from …
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Determining Dependency and Vulnerability of Groundwater in Coastal Cities (Cape Town and Dar es Salaam)
In March 2025, Umvoto was commissioned by the Southern African Development Community Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI) to undertake a project on determining the dependency and vulnerability of groundwater in coastal cities, using Cape Town and Dar es Salaam as case studies. Coastal cities are becoming increasingly reliant on groundwater due to rapid urbanisation, population growth,…
Newsletter 2025
Find out about what our team got up to during 2025 in our annual newsletter!
Promotions at Umvoto
Umvoto is pleased to congratulate the following employees on their recent promotions. Aqeelah Benjamin from Intern Geospatial Analyst to Junior Geospatial Analyst; Anele Matsebula from Intern Geologist to Junior Geologist; Khutjo Diphofe and Siyabulela Mafilika from Junior Hydrogeologist to Hydrogeologist; Keanan Woolf from Geologist to Senior Geologist; Philip Geldenhuys from Hydrogeologist to Senior Geologist; and Wiehan Swanepoel from Hydrogeologist to Senior Hydrogeologist. Umvoto wishes…
Stellies student job shadows at Umvoto
Welcome to Kyle Louw As a recent graduate from Stellenbosch University with a BSc in Earth Sciences (graduated December 2024), Kyle Louw took a proactive step to bridge the gap between academic learning and professional experience. He spent his December holiday gaining hands-on exposure by job shadowing at Umvoto. This opportunity allowed him to enhance…
Newsletter 2024
Find out about what our team got up to during 2024 in our annual newsletter!
Refinement of Strategic Groundwater Source Areas of South Africa
The “Refinement of Strategic Groundwater Source Areas (SWSA-gw) in South Africa” project builds upon the foundational studies conducted by the Water Research Commission (WRC) in 2013 and 2018, which established the importance of strategic water source areas for the nation’s water security (see Figure 1). Umvoto, appointed as the Professional Service Provider (PSP), aims to…
The Berg Catchment Groundwater Reserve
In February 2022, Umvoto was commissioned by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Chief Directorate: Water Ecosystems Management (CD: WEM) to conduct a High Confidence Groundwater Reserve Determination Study for the Berg Catchment. The study aimed to address the impacts associated with the increasing number of Water Use Licence Applications (WULAs) and the potential influences…
Two new promotions at Umvoto
Umvoto is pleased to congratulate David McGibbon for being promoted from Senior Geologist to Principal Geologist as well as Simphiwe Stemela for being promoted from Intern to Junior Geologist. Umvoto wishes them the best of luck and looks forward to seeing their further growth in their new roles!
