3SMedia | May 10, 2012
With waste to landfill becoming an ever critical concern, particularly in certain regions, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) calls to attention the necessity for managing all waste streams, especially that of organic...
3SMedia | May 10, 2012
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) received with sadness the news of the resignation of SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli, and lauded him for exceptional performance since his appointment to the position of CEO of SANRAL in 1998. Under his leadership...
3SMedia | May 9, 2012
In an interview with Radio 702’s John Robbie this morning, Transport MMC for Johannesburg, Rehana Moosajee, stated that the City of Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA) are in favour of public private partnerships to ensure...
3SMedia | May 9, 2012
A recent Water Research Commission study looking into municipal water tariffs of 15 South African municipalities reports that the primary driver of water service tariffs is the quest to balance tariff revenues with explicit financial costs. Given...
3SMedia | May 9, 2012
The Department of Water Affairs has released the results of their 2012 Blue Drop Results. This is fourth Blue Drop Report and it is remarkable to note the impact this programme has had on the water sector over the past four years. Debbie Besseling...
3SMedia | May 9, 2012
Heavy recent rains are flushing raw sewage into coastal waters, ruining the water quality at popular beaches around the UK just as the bathing season begins, according to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). As it publishes its 2012 Good Beach...
3SMedia | May 9, 2012
If you thought only Third World countries have water crises, a new documentary asks you to think again. Increasingly, problems are rising to the surface in the United States. Filmmaker Jessica Yu harnesses the celebrity power of actor Jack Black...
3SMedia | May 9, 2012
Nine people were arrested during a service delivery protest in Lilydale in the Bushbuckridge municipality on Monday, Mpumalanga police said. “At 6am residents… went on the rampage. They burnt municipal offices and a Caterpillar grader,” said...
3SMedia | May 8, 2012
With the amount of water-borne diseases making headlines, can you afford to not know your area’s Blue Drop status? The winners of the 2012 Blue Drop Awards were announced at a prestigious gala dinner held last night at the biennial WISA Conference,...
