On the face of it, the power sector in Africa seems to be in trouble. Reports of outages and cable theft and general tales of woe abound on any newspaper page, creating the impression that the ‘dark continent’ is in fact an appropriate moniker....
The Department of Water and Sanitation today launched a HydroNET Water Control Room in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. The HydroNET is a system that will be used by the country’s Water Management Areas (WMAs) to have access to weather and water information....
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is set to investigate water shortages in Tongaat and surrounding areas as residents scramble for fresh drinking water following the devastating floods last month. The commission turned its focus on...
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has resolved the need to set aside a special session with the leadership of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Special Investigating Unit to receive a detailed progress report on...
Climate change, population growth and urbanisation are placing increasing pressure on South Africa’s water and wastewater infrastructure. Finding sustainable solutions requires a value-engineered approach that looks beyond conventional design, says...
The long-awaited National Environmental Management Amendment Bill (NEMLAA4), which has been approved by Parliament, will help to address the potential impacts of mining on South Africa’s scarce water resources. The pressure on South African mining...
Supply chain disruptions, which emerged as a result of Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020, and were joined by rising inflation towards the end of 2021, have intensified in the first part of 2022. With the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 shutdown in...
Minister of the Department of Environment and Fisheries, Forestry Barbara Creecy has shown support for the conversion of yoghurt tubs into lightweight bricks to build school desks following the successful year-long project in 2021 when 19 tons of...
As a third-world country, South Africa still heavily relies on coal and other fossil fuels to assist with economic development which highlights the need to invest in these fuels to assist with the energy crisis in the country. Energy economist and...
Energy transition has become essential and in efforts to reach net-zero emissions globally – Green Hydrogen presents the opportunity as the fuel for the future. Green hydrogen is created through the use of renewable power to separate water into...
