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Digital water infrastructure
South Africa's Smart Water Company

About
ONE Water

Advanced digital, AI-enabled solutions and engineering excellence transforming water infrastructure across Africa.

Who We Are

A South African smart water technology and services company delivering digital twin ecosystems, predictive analytics, and hands-on engineering to utilities, municipalities, and industrial clients.

What Makes Us Different

Our hybrid capability combines world-class digital platforms with physical field engineering live pipeline repairs under pressure, zero shutdowns, continuous service delivery, and measurable NRW reduction.

What Drives Us

Our Purpose & Principles

Vision

Leading Africa's Water Transformation

To lead the transformation of water management across Africa through intelligent digital solutions, real-time performance monitoring, and responsive field services delivering local African expertise combined with global technology standards.

Mission

Integrated Smart Water Solutions

To deliver integrated smart water solutions that empower utilities and industrial clients with reliable infrastructure, predictive insight, and cost-effective operations from detection through to physical repair.

Core Values

Principles That Guide Every Project

  • Innovation in water & digital technologies
  • Operational excellence and safety
  • Sustainability and resource efficiency
  • Local expertise with global standard delivery
Our African Advantage

Purpose-Built for Africa's Water Challenges

The water infrastructure challenges facing African municipalities, mines, and agricultural operators are unique. Ageing networks, high NRW rates, arid climates, and rapid urbanisation demand solutions that combine technological sophistication with deep local knowledge.

01

Pan-African Reach

Operating from our Sandton headquarters, our vision and capacity extends across Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond actively scaling our footprint continent-wide.

02

Local Market Expertise

Our teams understand the regulatory, environmental, and infrastructural realities of operating in Africa. We adapt world-class technology to local conditions not the other way around.

03

Global Technology Standards

Autodesk-powered digital twins, AI analytics, and satellite detection technologies meeting international best practice giving African utilities access to the same tools as their global counterparts.

04

Community Water Security

Reducing NRW, preventing infrastructure failure, and enabling continuous supply directly improves quality of life at scale for African communities.

Why ONE Water

Our Value Proposition

Digital Intelligence

Digital Intelligence

AI-driven analytics, digital twins, and real-time monitoring give operators the insight needed for informed, proactive decisions before problems become failures.

End-to-End Integration

End-to-End Integration

Seamless integration of engineering data, 3D models, and maintenance systems for complete infrastructure visibility from the data layer to the field team.

Ecosystem

Our Trusted Partners

AI Campus

South Africa's leading AI education and innovation hub, equipping professionals and organisations with practical artificial intelligence skills.

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EPF Tech Fund

Supporting emerging technology ventures across Africa with early-stage capital and strategic resources to founders driving digital transformation.

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Empire Partner Foundation

Accelerating high-impact African businesses through mentorship, investment networks, and corporate partnership programmes.

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Itakane ICT

Delivering end-to-end technology solutions from infrastructure and connectivity to managed services enabling African enterprises to operate at full digital capacity.

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SmartView Technology

Specialising in advanced remote monitoring and IoT solutions for water, energy, and environmental infrastructure across Southern Africa.

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