By the year 2050, a quarter of the every world’s cities will be facing water shortages. Cape Town is already running out of water now. But the catastrophe was foreseeable: politicians have ignored periods of drought and the rapidly growing...
Concern has been raised about the state of the country’s rivers, as it’s estimated that the water is being polluted by billions of litres of raw sewage on a daily basis. Experts believe that this is reaching crisis levels. While issues have been...
The recent heavy downpours in the Western Cape has resulted in a major boost in dam levels. The biggest dam in the province, the Theewaterskloof Dam, increased by 8.6% since last week bringing the levels up to a healthy 61.7%. Clanwilliam Dam, the...
Bluewater, a leader in water purification technology and solutions, called for urgent new strategies to tackle plastic pollution. This is after a UK university study revealed that water treatment processes exacerbate break down of microplastics...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) together with the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF, formerly the Department of Environmental Affairs) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to commemorate...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa and LAWTIG have released new dates for their Landfill 2019. The new dates and venue are as follows: Date: Wed 06 and Thurs 07 November 2019 Venue: The River Club....
Tshwane residents have been warned that waste collection service will be disrupted due to a strike by members of South African Civil Servants Union (SACSU). The strike action started on which started on Tuesday. Waste management workers protested...
BASF and Jaguar Land Rover are trialing a new innovative recycling process which converts plastic waste into premium grade material, which could feature on JLR’s future vehicles. The ChemCycling process, up-cycles domestic waste pyrolysis oil...
More than 12 tonnes of illegal electrical cables were disconnected and confiscated during the Operation O kae Molao at Vusumuzi Section in Tembisa, to root out illegal electricity connections. Illegal electricity connections and tempering have...
The 2019 SME Conditions Survey has once again confirmed the state of the South African building and construction industry. Building confidence ticked down from 33 to 30, as building activity slowed even further. Ntando Skosana, Project Manager for...
