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Driving Smarter, More Resilient Water Systems: Endress+Hauser On Digitalisation In South Africa
As ageing infrastructure, rising water losses and stricter compliance intensify pressure on water systems, digitalisation has become essential. For Endress+Hauser, one of the world’s leading process instrumentation and automation specialists, digitalisation offers a...
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South Africa Accelerates The Adoption Of Clean Cooking As G20 Legacy Programme Takes Shape
South Africa is moving forward with an ambitious clean cooking initiative developed under its 2025 G20 Presidency, with early implementation already underway in KwaZamokuhle, Mpumalanga. The programme, through Outcome 3 of the Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG)...
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AWSISA: A Collective Voice For A Sustainable Water Future
The newly established Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions in South Africa (AWSISA) seeks to unite the sector in tackling its most pressing financial, operational, and governance challenges. Kirsten Kelly speaks to Ramateu Monyokolo – chairperson of both...
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More Precious Than Gold: Rand Water’s Legacy Of Service And Innovation
Founded in 1903 amid Johannesburg’s early gold-rush chaos, Rand Water has spent more than a century proving that water, not gold, is South Africa’s most valuable resource. From pioneering bulk supply systems to leading today’s infrastructure megaprojects, the...
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Isuzu Motors South Africa Unveils New Purpose and Future-Focused Strategy
Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) hosted its 2026 IMSAf Address at the company’s Struandale manufacturing plant in Gqeberha, using the platform to reflect on its transformation over the past eight years and to outline a clear, future-focused...
Wind farm contractors in South Africa face mounting pressure — here’s why
Wind farm contractors in South Africa face mounting pressure — here’s why As South Africa accelerates its transition to renewable energy, the wind sector is emerging as a critical growth engine — but not without friction. Source: Pexels. Despite...
New Petco-SANParks pilot project to boost recycling at Kruger National Park
A new recycling pilot project between producer responsibility organisation Petco and the South African National Parks (SANParks) aims to cut waste and boost recycling efforts at the Kruger National Park. The project implements an animal-proof,...
Township bicycle delivery startup gains traction after Bolt accelerator recognition
A township-focused bicycle delivery business founded by a former Bolt driver is expanding in Gauteng after gaining industry recognition and early operational traction. Image supplied Kamogelo Lucas Modise, founder of Lucas Modise Enterprises,...
Cape Town’s water use remains too high despite Day Zero lessons
Cape Town’s population is consuming about 1,056 million litres per day, exceeding the City’s summer target of less than 975 million litres. The South African Weather Services predicts below average rainfall. The City estimates it loses about 23% of...
NERSA Clears Up SSEG Regulations Following Outa Article
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has moved to provide clarity on the regulatory requirements for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) following an article published by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) that claimed...
Sustainability
South Africa’s Sludge Challenge Becomes A Resource Opportunity
South Africa is running out of space, time and options to manage its growing sludge volumes. Yet what is treated as waste is a valuable resource. With rising regulatory pressure and new decentralised technologies, sludge can be transformed into...
Scaling Up Africa’s Clean Cooking Future
The launch of the G20 Clean Cooking Legacy Programme in KwaZamokhuhle, Mpumalanga, in October 2025 offered a practical glimpse of what clean cooking can achieve in Africa when it is designed with communities in mind. In KwaZamokhuhle, a last-mile...
Sealand Is Designing With Purpose: How A South African Fashion Brand Promotes Circularity In The Local Context
At a time when global fashion and retail industries are under scrutiny for their environmental impact, South African lifestyle brand Sealand continues to prove that sustainability can be both authentic and aspirational. Speaking to ReSource, Tim...
H+A: Leaders In Sustainability
The hum of solar-powered machines fills the air at H+A’s manufacturing hub. Outside, 15% of the property has been deliberately set aside for trees and gardens, creating green pockets alive with birdsong and shade. Inside, Chris Hewitt, founding...
Glass Isn’t Always Greener: Why We Need To Relook Sustainable Packaging Design
Over the past decade, society started switching to glass bottles to avoid microplastics. As it turns out, that big sustainable swap comes with 50 times the microplastic payload. According to recent research by France’s ANSES (the French...
The City of Cape Town Celebrates Its First Junior River Warden Programme
The City of Cape Town’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews joined the City’s Biodiversity Management branch to recognise the learners from Red River Primary; Floreat Primary and...
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Industry News
Annual Increase To The National Minimum Wage – Effective 1 March 2026
The National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (Act) was enacted to advance economic development and social justice by, inter alia, improving the wages of the lowest paid workers, and protecting workers from unreasonably low wages by establishing the...
New partners appointed at SRK
Leading engineering and scientific consultancy SRK Consulting (South Africa) has promoted principal environmental scientist Kirsten King and principal engineering geologist James Dutchman to partnership positions. Based at the company’s Durban...
Good News For Infrastructure In 2026
Between the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the private sector, 2025 saw a renewed focus on investing in infrastructure as an economic tool that supplements the country’s urgent infrastructure needs with steady economic growth....
Water
Metro News
Cape Building Workers Enjoy Record Benefits Despite National Stagnation
More than 34,000 building industry employees in the Western Cape received over R236 million in bonuses and leave pay at the end of 2025, thanks largely to the work of the Building Industry Bargaining Council (BIBC). Despite a stagnant national...
Trains Will Be Back On This Joburg Line Soon
It’s been over five years since commuters in the south of Johannesburg have seen Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) trains pass through their communities. Trains were first suspended during the covid lockdown when there was little to no...
Municipal Proactive Water Demand Management
Within any water system, there will be some leakage. One of the tasks of water demand management is to address the leaks responsibly, ensuring that this loss is kept to a minimum, and fix any excess bursts and leakages. The International Water...
Engineering
CESA Warns of ‘National Infrastructure Maintenance Crisis” ahead of SONA
Ahead of the State Of The Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has warned that South Africa is facing a deepening national infrastructure maintenance crisis driven by years of under-investment,...
Waterfall City Holds Its Crown as Africa’s Leading Masterplan Project
Midrand’s Waterfall City has again claimed continental acclaim, winning Africa’s Best Masterplan at the International Property Awards in London. Willie Vos, chief executive officer of Waterfall City Management Company, extended his congratulations...
SA’s Nuclear Build Programme Drives Urgent Demand For Specialised Welding Skills
As South Africa prepares to advance its nuclear new-build programme, the country faces a critical challenge: a shortage of highly specialised welding, inspection, and non-destructive testing (NDT) skills required to deliver the safety-critical...
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Digital Magazines
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.
