Established with a purpose to inspire a built environment in which people and the planet thrive, the Green Building Council of Southern Africa (GBCSA) certifies green buildings. Water conservation plays an important role in its rating tools. “To...
Acknowledging progress and celebrating water saving efforts will help in creating a culture of good water stewardship and encourage responsible water use. By #SurplusWater2025 Until recently, very few people and businesses have realised how deep...
With the seemingly endless challenges that South Africa and its people face, the driving force behind these challenges seems to be the notorious rolling blackouts that have plagued our country for more than a decade. From manufacturing and...
The iLembe region is playing an increasingly important role within the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling industry in KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa. *By Shannon Moffett and Paul Jones Not only is the region one of the...
Part 2 COD (chemical oxygen demand) is a critical waste treatment measurement in everything from municipal systems to food manufacturing waste streams. It determines wastewater treatment effectiveness and diagnoses problems in treatment. By Ralf...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Director-General, Dr Sean Phillips together with a team from DWS Water Use Licence Applications (WULA) met with different stakeholders and Independent Power Producers, to take them through the processes...
Energy woes are synonymous with South Africa right now. As the country’s fleet of mostly coal-powered plants struggles to keep up with electricity demand, South Africans are enduring daily power outages that last six to 10 hours a day. ***By NJ...
Over the past two decades, more than 80 metropolitan cities across the world have faced severe water shortages due to droughts and unsustainable water use. Future projections are said to be even more alarming since urban water crises are expected...
Six South African entrepreneurs have been rewarded with grant funding of R300 000 each for their efforts to initiate businesses to create large-scale impact in South Africa’s water, sanitation and hygiene sector (WASH). As part of the Reckitt Fight...
The South African military has put its muscle behind the circular economy with its launch of a separation-at-source recycling initiative in Limpopo. The Lephalale-based South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) training centre, which falls...
