Team Cape Town, our collective water usage between now and May matters. Cape Town is not in a drought, and not heading to ‘Day Zero’. However, as we are in the early warning phase, the window to avoid water restrictions before November is...
Driving Standards in Wastewater Treatment & Safe Transportation Wastewater Treatment Plants, Pump Trucks & Hazardous Materials Certification The AMPS-Africa Committee is excited to announce the date for our Annual AMPS-Africa Conference...
A Jojo Tank collapsed in the Sol Plaatje municipality on the 5th of February 2026, bringing attention to the precarious nature of water in South Africa, away from major metros. As communities increasingly rely on water storage for supply, the...
While South Africa’s economic growth remains modest, several encouraging signals suggest the economy may be stabilising. Speaking at the AfriSam Budget Breakdown, economist Dr. Azar Jammine outlined a number of developments that point to improving...
Hearings in the Western Cape High Court came to a head in another significant eco-justice case challenging the environmental authorisation granted to TotalEnergies for ultra-deep-water oil and gas exploration in the Deep Western Orange Basin...
The City of Cape Town’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) programme officially launches in April, following the appointment of a contractor to replace about 83 000 mechanical water meters with smart, modern metering technology. Almost R1,1...
Reclite SA’s decision to position itself first and foremost as a manufacturer, rather than a recycler, has reshaped how the company understands waste, value and the circular economy. “We have developed this way of working to be sustainable for...
When a solar panel or battery reaches the end of its service life, what happens next can make all the difference to the environment and to local communities. Energy 4 Hope, a proud Circular Energy non-profit initiative under South Africa’s Extended...
What does zero waste really mean? Kate Stubbs – the strategy, marketing and business development director at EnviroServ – sheds some light around the realities, misconceptions and practical steps behind the zero waste journey. “Zero...
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...
