We have all heard the benefits of recycling, and how it is meant to mitigate the harmful effects that landfills have, but how seriously does society take it? In recent years there has been a considerable global push toward recycling, and reuse that...
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has described South Africa as a country where overall water supply is in delicate balance with demand – but where the impacts of climate change could change things rapidly for the worse. Majodina joined...
EnviroServ is now a SUEZ company. How does this benefit your customers? DT: The acquisition has added water capabilities to EnviroServ’s portfolio. Present on the African continent since the construction of the Sherbine Water Treatment Plant in...
Water reuse is a necessity, not an option, in a country where water resources are under increasing pressure. However, for reuse interventions to be successful, scalability must be a priority. Tailor-made solutions require institutional cooperation,...
WEC Water has recently completed a wastewater reticulation and water treatment plant for a gold mine in Burkina Faso. This project builds on WEC Water’s comprehensive experience with water and wastewater treatment in West Africa. WEC Water was...
The 2025 SAICE National Intellectual Property (IP) Showdown, a much-coveted event where final-year Civil Engineering students from leading universities across the country go head-to-head presenting their groundbreaking research projects – all...
Government has called on all citizens to exercise caution in parts of the country that experience severe weather conditions. This after a national state of disaster was declared in KwaZulu-Natal, where heavy downpours have battered the coastal...
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has highlighted the real progress achieved by implementing structural reforms through Operation Vulindlela, which is a joint initiative between the Treasury and the Presidency. Operation Vulindlela is aimed at...
The eThekwini Municipality has announced the planned reopening of the Buffelsdraai landfill site, in the north-west of Durban, following its closure in 2023. The municipality said the reopening follows extensive rehabilitation and safety...
In his 2025 Budget Speech, South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, identified infrastructure as a key pillar for the country’s growth strategy. He announced that over R1 trillion will be allocated to infrastructure spending over the next...
