Riversands has once again been subject to flooding as a fourth dam wall breached as a result of work carried out by the Department of Water and Sanitation. The latest dam breach follows an earlier flood in the area due to extreme rainfall in the...
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has officially withdrawn a Ministerial determination to procure 2,500 MW of new nuclear capacity, citing insufficient public consultation as the primary reason. The determination, which was...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Act into law, marking a significant step toward establishing a fully independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) within the next five years. This...
I have worked for over decade in the alternative sanitation space. My career began as a candidate engineer tasked with writing training reports on alternative sanitation solutions, which was especially challenging since they were not yet fully...
The Deputy Minister of the Department of Water and Sanitation, Judith Tshabalala gave a keynote speech at the National Siltation Management Short Learning Programmes launch event. The deputy minister spoke broadly about the current state of water...
South Africa’s high level of industrialisation directly correlates with its high waste generation. We currently generate around 122 000 million tonnes of waste per annum. According to the World Bank, South Africa produces 54 425 tonnes of...
South Africa is facing a significant challenge in its effort to upgrade its power grid, a crucial step for transitioning from coal to renewable energy. The country’s plan to expand the grid, now the primary obstacle to replacing coal with...
The Deep Water Movement is a non-profit organisation that shakes people into action regarding water. They boldly declare, “If one person doesn’t have safe clean water, then we all don’t have safe clean water” a wake-up call to remember...
Construction is male-dominated. In the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Australia, the percentage of women in construction has grown to about 12%, but most countries fall under 10%. At 11%, South Africa is just behind the leaders in terms of gender...
While many African countries benefit from mining’s growth, there remain concerns about communities adjacent to mines facing risks to their groundwater or surface water supply and resources – casting a spotlight on mines’ water stewardship...
