MoU between UP and Komati Basin Water Authority strengthens water research and skills development

The document reports that the University of Pretoria (UP) and the Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration on water research, innovation, capacity development, and transboundary water governance. It explains that KOBWA, a bi-national South Africa–Eswatini institution, sought a formal partnership through UP's Department of Internationalisation and Strategic Partnerships to enhance research and technical expertise, including opportunities for Eswatini students at UP. The cooperation will focus on addressing Komati Basin water treatment challenges via collaborative research, with areas like photocatalysis, biological treatment, membrane technology, and mine wastewater bioremediation moving from laboratory to pilot-scale at KOBWA sites.