Developed in South Africa through the Water Research Commission, the Vortex Settling Basin (VSB) is a water treatment system that will remove sediment, suspended solids, and other pollutants from water. South Africa has a history of building dams...
The AWSISA Africa and Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue 2025 is set to bring together more than 1,500 delegates from across Africa and beyond for a three-day event at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park from 9-12 November 2025. The three-day...
A major upgrade to the Masibekela water treatment works supports Sustainable Development Goal 6, improves efficiency, and ensures reliable, safe drinking water for villages long affected by scarcity and outdated systems. “Our recent work on the...
In a perfect world waste would never interact with the water supply. The reality is that South Africa’s service delivery, corruption and lack of environmental enforcement leads to massive quantities of waste in our rivers and dams. Tarryn Johnston,...
