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Innovative ways to deal with metal theft

Municipalities have a constitutional mandate to provide for services to communities it serves. These services include Utilities (water, electricity, sewer and waste management), access and mobility, parks and recreation and other amenities. It is a...
Hartebessfontein 2

Retrofitting the future: Part 2

The Hartebeesfontein Wastewater Treatment Works  is currently undergoing an upgrade which will see an additional 5 megalitres added to the facility’s treatment capacity using existing infrastructure and groundbreaking treatment technology. The main...
Hartebessfontein 1

Retrofitting the future: Part 1

Constructed in 1977, the Hartebeesfontein Wastewater Treatment Works will be the first plant in Gauteng to feature groundbreaking wastewater treatment technology as it undergoes an extension.  By Liesl Frankson Located to the east of Kempton Park...
war on waste

Smaller pieces make the bigger picture

The Institute of Waste Management of South Africa hosted successful information sharing business morning at the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber on Thursday 7 April 2016.  The event was coordinated by the Port Elizabeth subcommittee, falling...

Borehole water and its benefits

South Africa is the 30th most dry country in the world. We are also currently in a drought and water preservation has become more essential and important than ever before. Some of our dams are not full to capacity and water rationing has taken...
Braamfontein spruit

Rehabilitating a river

The Braamfontein Spruit – the longest river in Johannesburg – will undergo a substantial rehabilitation, following interventions by the Johannesburg Roads Agency. The JRA, responsible for road and stormwater infrastructure in the City, has...