The Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) project has achieved its first debt drawdown on the largest renewable energy investment in South Africa to date. The African Development Bank acted as the Mandated Lead Arranger (MLA) and Coordinating...
Largely driven by legislation, wastewater sludge is increasingly viewed as a resource. Rudi Botha, senior water sector analyst at GreenCape*, talks to WASA about wastewater sludge beneficiation and its circular economy solutions. “The Department of...
The City of Ekurhuleni has officially re-opened the Weltevreden landfill in Brakpan after being closed following the fire incident in October. MMC for Waste Management Services and Environment Resources André du Plessis commended officials for...
With load shedding having already cost South Africa’s economy around R25 billion to-date, and no end to the power cuts in sight, the South African government is urgently looking for solutions. The energy shortfalls, primarily driven by poor...
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) currently states that standards help to ensure that products and services are fit for their desired purpose and that they comply with accepted best practice. Similarly, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)...
The Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, (National Assembly) met on the 8th of February to discuss, amongst other issues, a briefing update on the July 2021 arson attack on UPL’s leased Cornubia warehouse, which led to a...
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has started with the process of rolling out two major road infrastructure projects for Mpumalanga province in 2022. Both projects are still at the design stage, which the engineers will finalise...
Experts have warned just how bad of an impact the country’s shortage of liquid gas chlorine supply could have if it were to escalate. This comes after the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) sounded the alarm that the country’s main supplier...
Municipalities across the country owe water boards R14.6 billion. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), R9.2 billion of the money owed is older than 120 days, which is four months of failing to pay water bills. “The biggest...
