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SA society blasé about drought, says water expert

Those who have been adversely affected by South Africa’s current drought can expect little relief in the coming months, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Little rainfall is predicted over the summer...
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How to get water from air

Ray de Vries has created a unique business by getting ‘water from air’. De Vries says he found a technology on the internet which he adapted to South Africa and its climate conditions. This led him to creating a product that serves as...

Upcycled PET bottles used to build school in Diepsloot

Bottle 2 Build is rethinking plastic with its initiative that upcycles used PET bottles. The bottles are used as low cost building material after they have been used as water or juice bottles. Keith Petitt from Bottle 2 Build discusses how the PET...

‘Risky nature’of the construction industry

Norman Milne, former SAFCEC president chats to Alastair Currie, IMIESA Magazine editor about commercial risk management. Milne highlights the risky nature of the construction business and discusses how SAFCEC is dealing with the issues of...

SA’s drought may only end in 2025

Many parts of South Africa continue to battle with the effects of the worst drought that the country has experienced in 91 years. Phase two water restrictions were implemented in the city of Johannesburg and towns in other parts of Gauteng, such as...

‘How to be Water Wise, Guys’

‘SA’s worse drought’ – everyone has been affected by it over the last two years and the problem is not going to evaporate any time soon. So, we might as well get on board to save as much water as we can. South Africa’s...

Biotechnology drives progress in biogas industry

The American Biogas Council hosts a webinar focusing on how to use biotechnology to drive progress in the biogas industry. The video is presented by Dr. Craig Frear, Regenis from Washington State University, Dr. Jaclyn DeMartini from DuPont...