Behind every successful infrastructure project is an effective stakeholder engagement strategy. This can begin as early as during the design and even concept phase, says Amelia Visagie, Technical Director at leading consulting engineering and...
Bringing together government, academia, scientists, business and citizen activists to collaborate on solutions could go a long way towards alleviating a water and wastewater crisis in South Africa. This is according to water and wastewater...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has provided the public with clarity regarding questions that are being raised regarding drinking water quality in South Africa. This comes after the outbreak of cholera in Hammanskraal in the City of...
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, and the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, Cllr. Cilliers Brink agreed on a proposal for a joint project to resolve the current water challenges in Hammanskraal. The agreement was reached in...
As one of South Africa’s only remaining tyre recycling operations, Mathe Group is not only dedicated to reducing the burgeoning number of waste tyres piling up, but also to developing innovative products that can contribute to the growth of the...
For reasons of economy, longevity and mouldability, concrete is the structural material of choice for pipes, bunds and reservoirs in wastewater treatment plants. This versatile and age-old material presents one serious and costly drawback, though:...
Representatives from YWP, Borda and Umgeni Water held the ‘Walk With Me’ school shoes drive and visited schools in the Wushwini, Kwangcolosi, area that were heavily affected by the KwaZulu-Natal floods in April last year. These floods left many...
With ambitious organic waste diversion goals, the City of Cape Town has implemented various regulatory strategies to encourage businesses and residents to minimise and divert more waste. One of these strategies is Waste Minimisation Clubs (WMC)....
South Africa’s glass recycling industry injects over R300-million into the economy, according to The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) – the sole Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) in South Africa for glass packaging. Shabeer Jhetam, CEO of...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has assured the public that it is working on an integrated model to respond to the current cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria. Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, says the...
