The new Meulwater Water Treatment Works in Paarl is a plant with a difference. Situated in the Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve overlooking the Paarl valley, the Drakenstein Municipality required a system that would not only perform its primary task...
In an increasingly capitalistic world, privatisation is becoming ever more common. There has been discussion over the last two decades; with the water lobby companies arguing that water is a need, while those in favour of a social society model...
Earlier this year the Department of Water Affairs published a report on the quality of sanitation in South Africa that said 11% of households have no sanitation and 26% of households have sanitation services that do not meet minimum standards....
A local water treatment company has strengthened its international partnerships to provide optimum quality water treatment services to the mining sector in the country. Heat Exchange Products has been in partnership with Sud-Chemie for over nine...
Jonathan Julyan studied electrical engineering and made fruit juice for a living but is now sold on the water industry. People ask me how long I’ve been in the water industry,” says electrical engineer Jonathan Julyan. I say:...
There is increasing medical evidence that suggests that high incidence of malnutrition is the direct result of poor sanitation and hygiene. This is the larger context against which the department of rural development, drinking water and sanitation...
Utility companies across the country are constantly under pressure to sustain and improve their services. It is understandable, therefore, that firms like water and sanitation companies constantly send out warnings of discontinuation of their...
According to a recent report by charities, Gaza’s only source of fresh water is contaminated with fertiliser and human waste. The water and waste infrastructure in Gaza has been slowly deteriorating for years now. War damage, political conflict and...
Residents of Carolina in Mpumalanga are taking the government to court after six months of waiting for their municipal water supply to be cleaned. The problems for Carolina started in January, when heavy rains culminated in 82mm falling in two...
