As the lockdown impacts individuals and companies across the spectrum, prompting job losses and reduced working hours, Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) warns that government may be overlooking the other ways in which the virus is affecting...
As Southern Africa faces a growing wastewater crisis, engineers and representatives from KSB Group companies have committed to finding workable solutions. Governments and municipalities across Africa are grappling with ways to deal with growing...
Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds. This week, we look at the following: Electronic waste is the world’s fastest-growing...
Latest epidemiological models have revealed that the COVID-19 infection peak in the Western Cape will take place from late July through early August. By Deon Bester, OHS Manager at the Master Builders Association Western Cape This is both longer...
In today’s world, environmental issues are becoming ever more important to consumers, to the point that they are indicating that they prefer to support restaurants, hotels and those in the hospitality industry who are committed to making green...
Achieving a 90-day turnaround for the water-use licence application (WULA) process will be a welcome step for the struggling economy, according to SRK Consulting principal scientist Jacky Burke. By SRK Consulting principal scientist Jacky Burke...
GeoAfrika Technologies is a leading geographic information system (GIS) company with a focus on both geospatial solutions and application (app) development. IMIESA speaks to managing director Chris Carter about the geospatial industry. What sets...
The Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report found that the world produced a record 53.6 million tons of electronic waste in 2019 and just 17.4% was recycled. This is according to a UN report released on Thursday. The report said the e-waste surged 21%...
Hundreds-of-millions of people throughout Southern Africa who rely on KSB pumps for their everyday water and sanitation, electricity, agriculture and industrial requirements can remain safe in the knowledge that the pump manufacturer is fully...
The African Development Bank Group has concluded the investment of R2 billion in Sustainable Development Goals-linked bonds (SDG bonds) issued by Nedbank South Africa. This investment, which is listed on the green bonds segment of the Johannesburg...
