South Africa’s catchment management agencies (CMAs) are becoming central to the country’s water sector while they confront intensifying pressure from climate variability, rising demand, ecological degradation, pollution and financial constraints....
Wastewater contains untapped resources that, if reclaimed, could power agriculture, global sanitation, and its own treatment to help meet United Nations’s Sustainable Development Goals, according to a review published in Frontiers in Science in...
Bontebok Landfill in the Swellendam municipality has undergone an impressive compliance turnaround. What was once a declining landfill that scored low compliance scores and had airspace concerns is now a compliant and environmentally responsible...
In setting new science-based land targets, H&M Group aims to have all its materials either be recycled or sustainably sourced by 2030. Guided by the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), these ambitious new targets include avoiding land...
As South Africa’s economic engine and most densely populated province, Gauteng depends on reliable infrastructure to sustain growth, support development and fulfil every citizen’s constitutional right to safe water. Dr. Khathutshelo Godfrey...
The idea of technology too small to see but having a profound impact sounds like science fiction, but today nanotechnology is not only available, it is increasingly viable for monitoring water quality and treating wastewater. Nanotechnology is the...
The Shoprite Group’s Centurion distribution centre has achieved Level 2 Zero Waste to Landfill certification, confirming that more than 90% of waste generated at the site is diverted from landfill. This reflects a broader operational model within...
The announcement to temporarily withhold equitable shares due to municipalities in July was met with both cheers and scrutiny. Equitable shares are ‘non-negotiable’, and the national government has no say in how those shares are used by the...
South Africa’s scrap metal sector already delivers one of the country’s most effective circular economy systems, but aligning compliance requirements with the operational realities of the industry remains a major challenge, says Alfred Julius...
