Recycling operations are context-based, with no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. For recycling to be effective, it must be adapted to circumstances. “We have no control over what the client wants us to get rid of, we have to deal with whatever is...
Water is essential for all life and plays a critical role across various industries and their processes. In Southern Africa’s water and wastewater sector, effective disinfection is key to ensuring drinking water is safe for communities and treated...
Over the past decade, society started switching to glass bottles to avoid microplastics. As it turns out, that big sustainable swap comes with 50 times the microplastic payload. According to recent research by France’s ANSES (the French...
The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture has delivered critical water infrastructure and production support to rural communities in Nqanqarhu, bringing long-awaited relief to vegetable-producing farmers who have struggled with limited irrigation....
As South Africa hosts global leaders for the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit this weekend, law enforcement agencies are urging Gauteng residents and commuters to plan their travel ahead of time, with significant traffic disruptions and road closures...
With 105 of South Africa’s 144 Water Services Authorities in critical or poor condition, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has turned its focus to the country’s collapsing municipal water and sanitation systems. The Committee...
The Limpopo Provincial Traffic Officers, together with other law enforcement agencies, concluded a decisive Phuza Weekend Operation from Friday 14 November to Sunday 16 November 2025, resulting in the arrest of 26 drivers for driving under the...
The Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association (Borda) recently hosted a sanitation dialogue, as part of their annual Sanitation Breakfast Seminar, where experts from government, development finance institutions, the private sector and...
Johannesburg Water has regained control of its billing from the City of Johannesburg – a strategic move to enhance billing accuracy, resolve customer queries faster, and ensure that every rand can be collected and channelled back into...
With the annual Black Friday (28 November) and Cyber Monday (1 December) sales rapidly approaching, ERA NPC, South Africa’s foremost authority on e-waste matters, is issuing a vital appeal to consumers and businesses. “We urge the...