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School Sanitation Solutions That Go Beyond The Toilet Block
Youth Month may have ended, but our commitment to safe, dignified school sanitation for every learner must continue throughout the year. In this article, Kirsten Kelly investigates how BORDA is helping schools provide safer, healthier learning environments while...
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The Water Research Commission Champions Citizen Science For A Changing Climate
As extreme weather events become more frequent, the Water Research Commission (WRC) and the South African Weather Service (SAWS) are harnessing citizen science to improve local weather monitoring, strengthen early warning systems, and help vulnerable communities...
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The Ongoing Case For Landfills In The Evolving Landscape Of Waste Management In South Africa
Landfills, depending on who you speak to, are either highly engineered last resort environmental barriers, or the biggest openly legal threat to environmental health. The truth is that the role of the landfill has changed over the years, and its ongoing utility is the...
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APE Pumps Blends Engineering Expertise With AI
Pump selection is complex, with many factors shaping its performance. APE Pumps is simplifying the process through an AI-powered tool that streamlines data analysis and improves accuracy, while still relying on experienced engineers to interpret results and ensure the...
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President Ramaphosa Unveils National Water Action Plan To Reform Municipal Water Services
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has conformed a National Water action plan. The plan focuses on fixing weak municipal management, improving accountability, and protecting water revenue so it is used for water services rather than...
What The Temporary Withholding Of Equitable Shares Actually Teaches Us About Municipalities
The announcement to temporarily withhold equitable shares due to municipalities in July was met with both cheers and scrutiny. Equitable shares are ‘non-negotiable’, and the national government has no say in how those shares are used by the...
Standard Bank Leads US$175 Million Sustainable Finance Deal for Wilderness Holdings
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is proud to have partnered with Wilderness Holdings Limited (“Wilderness”) on a landmark US$175 million syndicated sustainable financing deal, as sole mandated lead arranger, underwriter and...
The Resilient Pivot: Why South Africa’s Small Towns Are Returning To Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment
The drive to modernise South African municipal sanitation infrastructure has historically gravitated towards complex, highly mechanised wastewater treatment technologies. On the ground, experience tells us a different story: Engineering excellence...
SANRAL To Scrap Contractor Panels And Revert To Open Tenders
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) will revert to open tender processes for routine road maintenance and engineering consultancy services after court challenges found the use of contractor panels unlawful and...
Ayeye Process Controllers Ayeye!
uMngeni-uThukela Water (UUW), in partnership with the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA), hosted the inaugural KZN Process Controller Day at the Durban ICC under the theme “Empowered Process Controllers – Guardians of Our Water...
Sustainability
Scrap Metal Compliance Remains Critical To South Africa’s Circular Economy
South Africa’s scrap metal sector already delivers one of the country’s most effective circular economy systems, but aligning compliance requirements with the operational realities of the industry remains a major challenge, says Alfred Julius...
Climate Blind, Weakly Regulated And Costly: SANPC Bill Is Not In Public Interest
The Green Connection recently submitted written comments to Parliament calling for the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) Bill to be withdrawn. The eco-justice organisation warns that the proposed legislation could deepen South...
Eleven Communal Herders Graduate As Professional Trainers In Landmark Moment For Rural Employment
Eleven EcoRangers recently completed the classroom training phase of Meat Naturally Africa’s (MNA) EcoTrainer programme, in what the organisation is calling a significant milestone in an effort to build genuine career pathways for herders in South...
Swarts Calls For Unified Air Quality Management System In Africa
Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Bernice Swarts has called on African leaders to develop a system to transform air quality information management and help improve the lives of millions of Africans who continue to breathe...
Green Connection Questions Israeli Oil Company’s Bid For South African Offshore Block Amid ICJ Case
Environmental justice organisation The Green Connection has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa about reports that Israeli-owned Navitas Petroleum LP is set to become operator of offshore oil and gas exploration Block 1 CBK in the...
South African-Established Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day Gets United Nations Endorsement In 2026
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), often referred to as the ‘nature reserves of the sea’, are ecologically significant areas that protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, habitats and species, while supporting the people who depend on them....
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Industry News
SA’s Infrastructure Revival Now Hinges On How Projects Are Delivered
South Africa’s public sector committed R1 trillion to infrastructure development nearly a year and a half ago. This commitment carried into the 2026 Budget Review with a clear national intention move from policy to cranes and steel across then...
SA Government, Industry Leaders To Build Momentum Behind Catalytic Infrastructure Initiatives
The annual Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) is set to get underway in Cape Town in August, with billions of rands in key infrastructure programmes under discussion. The fifth edition of the impactful SIDSSA...
IWMSA Proudly Announces Gareth Goosen as Vice President for 2026–2028
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gareth Goosen as its incoming Vice President for the 2026–2028 term. Bringing extensive industry knowledge, leadership experience, and a strong...
Water
Metro News
What The Temporary Withholding Of Equitable Shares Actually Teaches Us About Municipalities
The announcement to temporarily withhold equitable shares due to municipalities in July was met with both cheers and scrutiny. Equitable shares are ‘non-negotiable’, and the national government has no say in how those shares are used by the...
Elections 2026: Dawid Kruiper Municipality Battling Water Leaks And Sewage Spills
Every day, Mariane Adams has to jump over a pool of stagnant water to get to the front gate of her home in Rosedale, Upington. She says despite lodging several complaints with the Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality, the leak took weeks to be fixed....
Illegal Dumping Impounds Off The Charts
In the last 12 months, the City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement Department impounded 247 vehicles used for illegal dumping. That’s a 133% increase compared to the 106 impounds the year before. And, while the numbers are impressive, it’s indicative...
Waste
Engineering
South Africa’s Municipal Engineering Excellence Recognised And Knowledge Exchanged In Finland
While South Africa’s infrastructure crisis is dominating headlines and conversations around the country, in the global municipal engineering community, South Africa is holding its own as a world class champion of infrastructure excellence. This was...
Chery To Begin Local Production Of The Tiggo 4 Cross In 2027
Chery South Africa has confirmed that the Tiggo 4 range will be the first model produced at its newly opened Rosslyn manufacturing plant, with local production scheduled to begin in the second half of 2027. Both internal-combustion-engine (ICE) and...
AfriSam Warns Of Margin Squeeze For Concrete Product Manufacturers As Cost Pressures Intensify
Concrete product manufacturers (CPMs) in South Africa are facing a tightening margin squeeze, with rising input and transport costs set to place further pressure on already constrained operations. According to AfriSam, this environment is forcing...
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ReSource
The official magazine of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) and is endorsed by 12 industry associations. ReSource is only integrated resources and waste management magazine in southern Africa.
- ReSource promotes integrated resources management, with a special focus on waste management and cleaner production and waste to energy initiatives.
- It provides comprehensive coverage of new developments, technologies, legislation and role players in the waste and environmental protection sectors.
- Owing to the organisations with which it is affiliated, the magazine has access to up-to- date news and unique information regarding its industry.
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Water & Sanitation Africa
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.
- The magazine provides industry updates and project information for both the public and private sectors.
- It is a vital source of business intelligence for municipal engineers, process controllers, water scientists, researchers, consulting engineers, plant operators, DWS government officials, treatment specialists and suppliers to the industry.
- Due to the multitude of connections within the industry, Water&Sanitation Africa provides in depth coverage on the latest trends, projects, challenges and opportunities within the sector.
