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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...
Featured
Magalies Water Fights Upstream To Secure Downstream Supply
Operating at the tail end of the heavily polluted Crocodile West River Catchment, Magalies Water is confronted with some of the country’s most compromised raw water matrix. But through internal control processes, science, innovation and a focus on source water...
Featured
Five Years Of EPR For eWASA: Progress, Pressure And The Path Ahead
It has been five years since the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) launched South Africa’s first rollout of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations. These regulations were introduced to support the emerging circular economy and to...
Featured
How Talbot Is Responding to South Africa’s Growing Water Security Challenge
As water security rises to the top of South Africa’s industrial risk agenda, companies are being forced to rethink how they source, treat and reuse water, a shift that has shaped Talbot’s evolution. Kirsten Kelly speaks to Talbot’s CEO, Carl Haycock, about water...
Latest
We Are Mapping And Monitoring Africa’s Underground Water Supplies In Preparation For A Hotter Future – Scientists
Expert insights by Girma Yimer Ebrahim, Researcher in Hydrogeology and Water Resources, International Water Management Institute and Dr. Bárbara Willaarts of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis co-authored this article. As...
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended for 2nd AWSISA Africa & Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue 2026
The Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (AWSISA) has officially extended the abstract submission deadline for the 2nd AWSISA Africa & Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue 2026, giving researchers,...
Youth Month Highlights Opportunities We Inherit And Create
When I was growing up in a village in Limpopo, I watched infrastructure change lives. Roads improved access to services. Water systems brought dignity and livelihood opportunities. Communities that once struggled without basic infrastructure began...
Securing South Africa’s Water Future with Smart Instrumentation
Climate change, rapid urbanisation, ageing infrastructure, and escalating demand are placing unprecedented pressure on water boards and metropolitan municipalities. To build resilience, South Africa must accelerate the adoption of smarter,...
Xylem Launches DAF Solutions for Smarter Wastewater Treatment in South Africa
South Africa’s water sector is under growing pressure to deliver efficiency, compliance, and resilience in the face of increasing scarcity and rising costs. Against this backdrop, Xylem’s launch of its Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) solutions...
Transnet Issues Request For Proposals For Leasing Company As It Expands Access To Rolling Stock
Transnet SOC Ltd. (“Transnet”) has reached a significant milestone in South Africa’s rail reform journey with the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to the two shortlisted bidders. This follows the successful conclusion of the Request for...
Sustainability
Land Restoration Projects Bring Jobs And Water Relief To Rural Communities
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is implementing land restoration projects in Limpopo and the Northern...
From Beneficiaries To Owners: How South Africa’s Communal Farmers Are Rewriting Conservation Finance
South Africa has long been home to some of the continent’s most remarkable landscapes – sweeping grasslands that sustain millions of livestock, underpin rural livelihoods and quietly store vast quantities of terrestrial carbon, making them vital to...
GeT Metal Group Turns 150,000 Waste Tyres A Year Into Industrial Fuel, Eliminating Fossil Fuel Use In Aluminium Recycling
GeT Metal Group (Pty) Ltd and its subsidiary GeT Alloys (Pty) Ltd have successfully eliminated virgin fossil fuels from their aluminium melting operations by launching a pioneering waste-to-energy initiative. The project transforms approximately...
Turning Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Waste into Value: A Circular Economy Breakthrough
Circular Energy NPC is driving innovation in South Africa’s waste sector through a pioneering Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) recycling initiative. As a registered Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO), Circular Energy supports their trusted member...
Putting Real Sustainability Above Greenwashing
As sustainability becomes a central focus in the global beauty and wellness industry, so too has the rise of greenwashing, where brands overstate or misrepresent their environmental credentials. For South African companies operating in an...
Proposed Reforms To Modernise Environmental Governance
The government has launched a national stakeholder consultation process on the proposed reforms to South Africa’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system. According to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), the...
Events
Industry News
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...
Appointment Of Chief Executive: Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)
Transnet SOC Ltd (“Transnet”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mohammed Abdool as the Chief Executive of Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), effective 01 May 2026. Mohammed brings over 29 years of professional experience in financial...
Seacom Launches Seacom PeeringReach To Extend South Africa’s Exchange Fabric Into Local Municipalities, Reducing Connectivity Costs
Seacom announced the launch of Seacom PeeringReach at ZANOG iWeek 2026, Irene Country Lodge. Seacom PeeringReach is a cost-effective Layer 2 connectivity solution designed to extend South Africa’s Internet Exchange (IXP) fabric directly into...
Water
Metro News
Hundreds Protest New Land Occupation Law In Durban And Joburg
Hundreds of land activists took to the streets in Durban and Johannesburg on Friday to protest a proposed anti-land occupation law. Supporters of shack dweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) marched to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and...
Escalating Debt Compels Rand Water To Reduce Water Supply To The Lesedi Local Municipality By 20%
The escalating Lesedi Local Municipality’s (“LLM”) debt has prompted Rand Water to reduce the bulk potable water supply by 20% due to its failure to honour several scheduled payments. The decision to reduce water supply to the municipality follows...
eThekwini Ramps Up Multi-Billion Rand Water Projects To Strengthen Supply
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is pressing ahead with multi-billion-rand water infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening water security, stabilising supply and improving service delivery across the city. The Lower uMkhomazi Bulk Water...
Waste
Engineering
Youth Month Highlights Opportunities We Inherit And Create
When I was growing up in a village in Limpopo, I watched infrastructure change lives. Roads improved access to services. Water systems brought dignity and livelihood opportunities. Communities that once struggled without basic infrastructure began...
Building The Ecosystem For Critical Minerals Mining In DRC
As the global race for critical minerals intensifies, the Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing the benefit of growing investments from leading economies such as China and the US – making for exciting prospects at the upcoming DRC Mining Week. As...
Building The Next Generation Of Municipal Engineers Is Key To Solving South Africa’s Infrastructure Crisis
Discussions about South Africa’s infrastructure challenges usually focus on failing water systems, deteriorating roads, unreliable electricity supply and mounting maintenance backlogs. Less often discussed is one of the root causes of many of...
Technology
- ReSource
- Water & Sanitation Africa
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.
Digital Magazines
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.
