Water availability is a key investment risk to mining in many African countries. According to Peter Shepherd, partner and principal hydrologist at SRK Consulting, water allocation demands early attention and a commitment to meeting stringent...
Leading systematic investment firm, Prescient Investment Management (PIM), has released its Responsible Investing Report for 2023 that provides insight into the changing world of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) frameworks as many...
Roughly 122 million tonnes of waste is generated in Africa per year. Of this waste, a maximum of only 10% is recycled or recovered for other uses, while at least 90% is landfilled or dumped illegally. Waste management has...
The construction sector is poised to make a robust start in 2024 in South Africa, standing out among the limited economic sectors showing promising activity. After years of underinvestment in infrastructure and grappling with the impact of a...
Seven precast concrete reservoirs in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (ranging in size between ranging in sizes from 20 Mℓ to 30 Mℓ) are in various stages of completion and form part of the municipality’s water augmentation...
With the acquisition of Calcamite, JoJo Tanks has transitioned from a water storage company to a water solutions specialist. WASA catches up with Sebasti Badenhorst, sales and marketing executive at JoJo Tanks, about navigating the sewage crisis....
In a significant development impacting South Africa’s crucial rail infrastructure, state-run ports and rail company TRANSNET has withdrawn its call for private-sector bids on the key SA rail corridor. This critical transport artery spans from...
The Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forum (IBACF) has expressed satisfaction with the substantial strides made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and other law enforcement agencies in their efforts to dismantle construction mafias....
Around 7 million people in South Africa use on-sitesanitation with little attention given to the operation and management of these systems. Fortunately, this is changing, and the development of the Faecal Sludge Management Strategy (FSMS) is a step...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) will host the International Solid Waste Association Conference (ISWA) – the foremost event in the field of solid waste management – on South African soil for the first time in...
