For more than two decades, residents of Emfuleni have endured some of the worst water and sanitation failures in South Africa. Entire neighbourhoods regularly lived with sewage flowing through streets, homes and schoolyards. Pump stations collapsed...
WasteCon is the biennial conference of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) and is the premier platform for showcasing best practices and sustainable solutions in waste and resource management. WasteCon 2026 will be taking...
The holistic approach of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) considers risks throughout the life cycle of a tailings storage facility (TSF) – including the decades following closure and, in some cases, even longer where...
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Ms Pemmy Majodina has concluded her two-day working visit in Knysna Municipality in Garden Route District where she held a series of engagements with the leadership of the municipality and other stakeholders to...
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced that it continues to support various flood-stricken communities by conducting rescue operations to evacuate people stranded in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. These areas have...
Within any water system, there will be some leakage. One of the tasks of water demand management is to address the leaks responsibly, ensuring that this loss is kept to a minimum, and fix any excess bursts and leakages. The International Water...
APE Pumps, one of South Africa’s oldest and most respected pump manufacturers, has quadrupled its turnover and increased its workforce by 56% in five years. This rapid growth is driven by continuous innovation, with 3D scanning being one of the key...
Although KSB Pumps began in Germany more than 150 years ago, the company has established a substantial South African footprint over the past several decades, with local manufacturing and service facilities – a presence that enabled its South...
The City of Johannesburg’s water systems have recovered and are supplying normally, following the third and final phase of the Rand Water maintenance. The 54-hour maintenance commenced on Tuesday with a temporary shutdown of water services in parts...
Angel Mokgokolo’s journey began in a foundation-phase classroom, equipped with curiosity and a piece of chalk. There, she first noticed the disconnect between abstract science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts in textbooks...
