When Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan sought a solution not only for Transnet’s locomotive woes but also to address South Africa’s broader energy and logistical challenges during a recent visit to China, a consortium led by...
Endress+Hauser, a global leader in process automation and measurement instrumentation, believes that water quality testing in the field and laboratory play a crucial role in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) by identifying potential...
Retail chain Pick n Pay has unveiled a “zero-waste” supermarket in Cape Town as part of its efforts to diminish waste in its operations. The store will experiment with a net-zero waste approach by redirecting food waste to local...
WEC Projects, a South African EPC contractor specialising in water and sewage treatment plants, has completed a contract for the design and engineering of three water treatment plants for Endeavour’s Lafigué Gold Mine situated approximately 120 kms...
Two existing concrete reservoirs in the rural Makhosini region (part of the Zululand District Municipality) have now been supplemented with two new bulk water storage tanks from the SBS Tanks.“Despite being the largest district in the province of...
In response to a mounting water crisis, the eThekwini Metro has made the decision to implement boreholes in sections of the city grappling with water shortages. This decision comes after a recent water scarcity period, which left northern Durban...
The extensive damage inflicted by the recent Cape region storm, particularly in the Western and Eastern Cape, will result in a multi-billion-dollar repair bill, necessitating continuous infrastructure investment for South Africa. In a report by...
Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, delivered the keynote address at the second day of the 9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week (AEW) and the 7th Africa Engineering Conference, where he called for a more Pan-African...
Mines consume considerably less water than other sectors (5% compared to industry’s 7%and agriculture’s 61%). Yet water is vital for mining operations, and mines realise substantial benefits when they make their water operations more...
The industry, mining and power generation sector accounts for more than 10% of the total annual water use in South Africa. The WISA Mine Water Division has drafted a position paper on water conservation and water demand management (WC/WDM). All...
