The Department of Water and Sanitation has put measures in place for the release of water from the Sterkfontein Dam into the Vaal Dam to augment water levels when it reaches 18% in volume. The standard operating rule for releases of water from...
South Africa’s growing urbanisation is straining the current water infrastructure, necessitating sustainable water. Having a reliable water supply is tied to social stability, and disruptions undermine community well-being as well as...
Water losses, mostly caused by leaking or broken pipes and infrastructure, are untenably high in most South African cities. Part of the remedy is the repair and replacement of collapsing pipelines. Kirsten Kelly talks to Jan Venter, CEO of the...
Sustainability can feel like a buzzword, it is everywhere these days but Jo says, “It wasn’t always like this. Nowadays people are more open to being green but for a while there was scepticism.” Working in the industry for 25 years means that...
