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SA municipal wastewater reuse can learn from international trends
A report by Herman Smit* on the 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium in San Diego, California South Africa is in a water crisis and wastewater reuse, desalination and potable water quality are top of the agenda. Where will our future water be sourced?...
Independent Water Regulator could resolve fundamental problems in water sector
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and Water Shortage South Africa say that the national water crisis has made a powerful case for the need to establish an Independent Water Regulator (IWR). The organisations believe that the current water...
Colgate launches worlds first recyclable toothpaste tube
Colgate is launching what it says is a vegan-certified toothpaste that comes in an “industry-first” recyclable tube. Colgate-Palmolive has begun the switch to a the recyclable toothpaste tube and is now trying to enlist other companies...
Air pollution could kill 160,000 in next decade – report
More than 160,000 people could die over the next decade from strokes and heart attacks caused by air pollution, a report has warned. That is the equivalent of more than 40 heart and circulatory disease deaths related to air pollution every day. The...
Cape to Rio yacht race to highlight environmental issues
The race started in 1971 and in 2020 it will see 22 entries from 10 countries and five continents compete for the coveted trophy. All the contestants are sailing for social, cultural and environmental causes especially the threat that plastics...
Patricia De Lille is cracking the whip on corruption in her department
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia De Lille is cracking the whip on corruption in her department. She’s reportedly instructed her officials to open fraud charges following inflated invoices from service providers. Source:...
Big power users urge government embrace private power generation
Big power users, including mining houses who say load shedding will be the death of the industry, say they want government to move faster with new self-generation regulations because they no longer want to be at the mercy of Eskom. Reporting to...
Govt must protect rail infrastructure and PRASA assets – says Mosebenzi Zwane
Transport portfolio committee chairperson Mosebenzi Zwane has said that appropriate measures must be taken to protect rail infrastructure and all assets belonging to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). This comes after 24 carriages...
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