Absorbent Health Products (AHP) such as diapers or nappies are classified as general waste in South Africa, so long as they don’t come from healthcare facilities. This means AHP waste can be co-mingled with household waste for municipal collection...
This week marked a milestone in South Africa’s fight against corruption with the inaugural meeting of the Water Sector Anti-Corruption Forum (WSACF). The WSACF is based on Pillar Six of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), which emphasises...
As South Africa intensifies its focus on infrastructure development to stimulate economic growth, the need for a robust and well-regulated civil engineering sector has never been more urgent. At the centre of this stability is the Bargaining...
The Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) has officially opened the entries for the highly anticipated 2025 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (ERWIC) Awards. These prestigious annual awards celebrate innovation and...
As part of government’s efforts to curb e-waste, a community in the North West has been provided with a means to dispose of their old electronic devices. This is part of government’s response to the increasing number of electronic devices being...
The official unemployment rate has crept up by 1% to reach 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025. This according to Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) Quarterly Labour Force Survey released on Tuesday morning. “There was a decrease of 291 000 in the...
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr. Dion George, has engaged members of the South African Plastics Pact on advancing the country’s circular economy. This collaboration signals the department’s steadfast commitment to...
The Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (AWSISA) acknowledges and welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s launch of Operation Vulindlela Phase II (OV2) as a timely and necessary intervention to reverse the tide of...
Africa’s fast-growing young population and enthusiastic adoption of digital technology could pave the way for the continent to fast-track science innovation and become a world leader in diagnostics, analysis and research. This is according to...
Nowhere is this more evident than in the water sector. Water is life, literally. How it is treated, distributed, and conserved impacts everything – our health, the environment, and even the economy. That is why getting compliance right in...
