Lizette van der Walt is a lawyer specialising in environmental law. In her 27 years of experience, she noticed a general confusion around environmental laws in South Africa and decided to help by creating the Enviro Legal app. This app is designed...
The City of Cape Town has collated its first Waste Strategy to navigate the significant challenges it faces in managing waste due to rapid urbanisation, population growth, and increasing consumption patterns. The Waste Strategy includes key actions...
South Africa is increasing its recycling capacity for the management of plastic waste and eliminating plastic pollution, says Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Bernice Swarts. “There are various activities aligned to the...
As more people move to urban areas, there is an increasing need for cities to become more efficient, sustainable, and liveable. Smart city initiatives explore how advanced technologies – such as data analytics, IoT, and artificial intelligence –...
The state of our water is a uniting issue. 46% of our drinking water systems don’t comply with microbiological standards, a number that should shake us into action. While this very serious issue affects all of us, we often turn to outside help, in...
The modern world runs on electricity, without it, everything grinds to a halt. But, as the global community moves away from fossil fuels, and towards decarbonisation, we must collectively ask: “How do we address this challenge?” Schneider Electric,...
Water quality is a pillar of the modern age, having good clean water is a public expectation. But water quality can change rapidly and unexpectedly for a variety of reasons, so reliable, real-time water management data is essential for both...
In a world that seems to be drowning in waste, one of the best things we can do is instill a culture of separation-at-source and recycling. Separation-at-source is a simple practice of sorting our waste in our home, schools, or businesses before it...
Paddling used to be a favourite sport for Talbot CEO, Carl Haycock. But after experiencing raw sewage in the Umgeni River first hand, he put away his paddles and launched Talbot into action. Talbot initially sponsored E. coli testing for the Umgeni...
Renowned author and environmental thought leader, Jeremy Rifkin, has just launched his latest book, Planet Aqua: Rethinking Our Home in the Universe. The book introduces a groundbreaking perspective on the future of life on Earth, reshaping our...
