The Tongaat Water Treatment Works (TWTW) was one of the hardest hit pieces of water and sanitation infrastructure in last year’s April floods in KwaZulu-Natal. It resulted in water supply issues for nearly 90 000 people. By Kirsten Kelly...
Established with a purpose to inspire a built environment in which people and the planet thrive, the Green Building Council of Southern Africa (GBCSA) certifies green buildings.  Water conservation plays an important role in its rating tools. “To...
Part 2 COD (chemical oxygen demand) is a critical waste treatment measurement in everything from municipal systems to food manufacturing waste streams. It determines wastewater treatment effectiveness and diagnoses problems in treatment. By Ralf...
APE Pumps and sister entity Mather+Platt have been designing, developing, manufacturing and refurbishing pumps for over seven decades – and many of these pumps are placed throughout the African continent. We have always invested in our people first...
Cape Town is two cities in one: one is an affluent global city; the other is a city of poverty, slums, shackdwellers and homeless people, with little to no municipal services. By Jemima Spring (Mycelium Media Colab), Prof Lesley Green...
The Western Cape Province, which is in the South West corner of South Africa, falls predominantly within two water management areas (WMAs), the Breede-Gouritz and the Berg-Olifants. By GreenCape While South Africa is one of the most water stressed...
The Blesbokspruit Project (one of the five Blue Deal South Africa projects) works on restoring and optimising the health of the Blesbokspruit Wetland. Located in the Upper Vaal catchment within the quaternary drainage area (C21D) near Springs,...
