By Martin Vergunst, business solutions executive at T-Systems South Africa Our municipalities and our power utility are owed tens of billions of rand by consumers. It is a precarious financial situation that threatens the viability of our...
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange announced on June 3 of this year that a new collaboration with global index provider FTSE Russell will see its environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure indicators align with FTSE Russell’s advanced ESG...
By Frances Ringwood Experts claim that disposable nappies take up to 500 years to biodegrade, making these one of the most intractable materials regularly deposited in landfill sites. Vanishing reusables In South Africa, some of our mothers and...
While the waste sector is generally thought of as a ‘man’s world’, the remarkable women who serve on the council for the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) are proving that idea wrong. Professor Suzan Oelofse is the president...
A R16-million multipurpose Pikitup waste management depot was opened in Orange Farm, Region G recently adding fuel to the City of Johannesburg’s recycling fire. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services...
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-SA) Water Balance Programme is receiving strong support as car manufacturers join in and do their bit this scarce resource. Nissan South Africa is one of these continuing its support of the programme for the...
Production at Total’s Ofon offshore oil rig, situated 60 kilometers south of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, recently tripled its daily output as part of its Phase 2 project. In line with this expansion, Veolia Water Technologies in South Africa designed,...
The CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards are all set to take place on 12 August 2015 at Vodaworld in Midrand. Awards will be handed out in the following categories Engineering Excellence for projects with a value of less than R50 million,...
Water is at the top of the global business risk agenda. Companies planning for sustainable business in the future will need to lead the way in implementing advanced wastewater treatment technologies. Water&Sanitation Africa invited wastewater...
