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The Importance Of Hydrological Decision-Support Systems For Sustainable Water Management
In today’s world, with environmental concerns and a growing global population posing significant challenges, it is imperative that we prioritise the sustainable management of our precious water resources. Hydrological decision-support systems are emerging as...
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MTN Business Smart Water: Where Utility Management Meets Intelligence
In today’s increasingly connected and sustainability-driven world, managing water efficiently is not only an economic necessity, but a key responsibility for individuals, businesses, and municipalities. “The MTN Business Smart Water solution addresses this need,...
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Western Cape Water Supply: Overview In Numbers
What is a Blue Drop Risk Rating (BDRR)? The BDRR assessment focuses on critical risk areas within water services provision. This allows the water service institution to identify and prioritise the critical risk areas within its drinking water treatment process and to...
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Solving environmental law confusion: Lawyer Lizette van der Walt launches innovative app
Lizette van der Walt is a lawyer specialising in environmental law. In her 27 years of experience, she noticed a general confusion around environmental laws in South Africa and decided to help by creating the Enviro Legal app. This app is designed to help users...
First-Time Entrants Triumph at the KZN Waste Management Awards 2024
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Waste Management Awards celebrated the province’s leading sustainable businesses at a prestigious gala dinner held at the Mount Edgecombe Country Club. Attendees were entertained and inspired by Guinness World Record holder...
9 Ways to Strengthen Municipal Governance For A Secure Water Future
Effective water governance helps to ensure that water resources are managed in a transparent, accountable, and equitable manner and that water services are delivered in a way that meets the needs of customers while also being financially...
Resource Magazine Is Relaunching In 2025
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) has formed a partnership with a business-to-business publishing company – Infrastructure News – to relaunch Resource Magazine. As the only integrated resources and waste management...
SAPVIA Proposes Incentives To Sustain Growth in SSEG Market
A presentation to parliament from the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) heard more information about the slowdown in solar PV installations recorded in the residential space, since the suspension of load shedding. The...
Enlit Africa 2025 – Switched On To The Power, Energy And Water Sector
Enlit Africa, the continent’s pivotal annual gathering for the power, energy and water sector, is returning to Cape Town from 20-22 May 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Building on an impactful 2024 event that saw over...
SANRAL Unpacks Funding Model For E-tolls
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has sought to explain the funding model of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), known as e-tolls. This follows claims by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) on SANRAL’s...
Sustainability
Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina: A greener South Africa for all
Speaking at SANEDI’s 2nd annual energy conference Deputy Minister of Technology, Science, and Innovation (DTSI), Ms Nomalungelo Gina expressed the importance of innovation and good science in informing the Just Energy Transition (JET) while...
EnviroServ Team Boosts Sustainability Hours by 43.4%, Strengthening Community Engagement Across Africa
In an impressive display of commitment to sustainability and environmental well-being, the EnviroServ team completed 1,088.5 hours of community service in 2024, marking a remarkable 43.4% increase from 759 hours in 2023. The increase in volunteer...
Sustainable Development Goals 6: The South African Snapshot
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, has adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 6 focuses on ensuring universal access to clean water and sanitation, promoting sustainable...
(Opinion Piece) ISO 14001 Certification – A Blueprint For Environmental Sustainability And Business Growth
ISO 14001, an internationally recognised Environmental Management System (EMS), provides businesses with a structured framework to manage environmental impact in their pursuit of sustainability and operational excellence. Despite upfront costs,...
South Africa’s Water Champions: Overstrand Local Municipality Tops National Blue Drop Awards
Overstrand Local Municipality(LM) is situated in the Overberg District of the Western Cape Province and covers the areas of Hangklip-Kleinmond, Greater Hermanus, Stanford and Greater Gansbaai. With an average bulk supply input volume of 23 Mℓ/day...
Weston Agricultural College Wins First-Ever Schools Forest Rehabilitation Challenge
On 19 September 2024, the first-ever Husqvarna Schools Forest Rehabilitation Challenge in association with Ferncliffe forest wilding, took place in Pietermaritzburg. This exciting event saw learners from Durban High School and Weston Agricultural...
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Corks Pop In Joburg To Celebrate SRK’s 50-Year Legacy
As part of the group’s global 50th anniversary celebrations, SRK Consulting South Africa held a sparkling commemoration event at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg last month – with memories and inspiration from local and overseas dignitaries. The...
eThekwini Municipality Bolsters Infrastructure with 50 Werner Pumps Trucks
Werner Pumps, a manufacturer of high-pressure jetting equipment in South Africa, delivered a fleet of 50 trucks to a supplier for the eThekwini Municipality over a calendar year. The fleet includes four street cleaning trucks, two combination...
SAICE Calls for Robust Reporting Mechanisms to Combat Intimidation
The challenge of ethical project delivery within the civil engineering community is significantly complicated in the wake of rising issues of intimidation and the potential for violence, including threats to life. Intimidation can manifest in...
Water
Metro News
Treasury Publishes Operating Budgets for Municipalities
National Treasury has published on its website the operating and capital budgets of municipalities, as adopted by their respective councils. “These budgets give an overview of expected revenue and expenditure trends in local government over the...
eThekwini Municipality Bolsters Infrastructure with 50 Werner Pumps Trucks
Werner Pumps, a manufacturer of high-pressure jetting equipment in South Africa, delivered a fleet of 50 trucks to a supplier for the eThekwini Municipality over a calendar year. The fleet includes four street cleaning trucks, two combination...
Johannesburg Water Pleads With Customers To Be Water Ambassadors
As part of ongoing efforts to protect and conserve our precious water resources, Johannesburg Water is calling on its customers and the wider community to join forces in saving water and promoting sustainable water use. With growing concerns over...
Waste
Engineering
Engineering Leaders of Tomorrow: Why Investing in Leadership Development is Key to Industry Success
Navigating successful engineering business leadership roles requires more than technical expertise; it demands a blend of business acumen and leadership skills. Companies that invest in the career development of their young engineers are...
Launch Of New Bid Window Aims To “Turn South Africa Into A Construction Site”
A collaboration between the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure SA (ISA) sees the launch of a first-of-its-kind bid window to “turbo charge” investment into construction in South Africa. By Duncan Nortier This bid window invites...
Celebrating Heritage Through Engineering: SAICE Honours Landmark Contributions this Heritage Day
The Robinson Graving Dock in Cape Town has been recognised as a National Historical Civil Engineering Landmark by the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) due to its significant contribution to maritime engineering and the...
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The official magazine of the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA), the magazine publishes content dealing with the supply, governance, financing, treatment and measurement of water and sanitation in southern Africa.