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Why Investing In Medical Aid Pays Off For Employers
South Africa’s absenteeism problem isn’t subtle. Businesses are losing up to R19 billion a year because people don’t show up for work. On any day, around 15% of workers are absent. It’s about more than just sick notes in 2025; it’s about a broken system and losses...
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APE Pumps: Driving Innovation, Expanding Global Reach
Originally established as Johnston Pumps India in 1952, WPIL Limited was founded in 1996 and has since built a strong global presence through its leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) subsidiaries. These include Sterling Pumps (Australia),...
Making Every Drop Count In Gqeberha
Droughts are not new to Gqeberha (formerly called Port Elizabeth). Located in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, Gqeberha experiences a semi-arid climate with erratic rainfall, making it prone to periodic water scarcity. This has inspired...
Forgotten Influence In The Mining Industry: The Procurement Mafia
It is understandably popular public opinion that the construction mafia is associated with the traditional sector of construction and the built environment. However, its influence is a highly negative phenomenon stretching far beyond the...
Transnet Lifts Rail Volumes Amid Challenging Conditions
Key highlights Revenue increased by 6,0% from R39,2 billion to R41,5 billion EBITDA decreased by 1,6% from R13,8 billion to R13,6 billion The loss for the period is R2,2 billion compared to a loss of R1,6 billion in 2023 Cash generated from...
Update On Fish Mortality Incident At Nandoni Dam In Limpopo
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is investigating the recent fish mortality incident at Nandoni Dam and the Luvuvhu River near Tshitomboni and Tswinga villages in the Thulamela Local Municipality, Limpopo. The Department received...
Market Outlook 2025: How to Navigate Opportunities and Risks
As we approach 2025, global markets present a dynamic mix of opportunities and risks. Geopolitical tensions, shifting economic policies, and evolving consumer dynamics are reshaping the investment terrain. The ability to cut through short-term...
Sustainability
Mangroves: Nature’s Biodiversity Champions Under Threat
On 26th September, World Environmental Health Day reminds us that restoring ecosystems is vital. Mangrove forests play a crucial role in keeping coastal and marine environments healthy and resilient. Yet, despite supporting extraordinary wildlife...
Green Hydrogen Can ‘Reposition’ Africa Within Global Value Chains
The burgeoning green hydrogen industry presents an opportunity for Africa to enable structural change and reposition the continent. This is according to the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The minister delivered...
From Waste To Feed To Food
The UN estimates that the human population will grow from 8 billion to 10 billion by 2050. This extraordinary figure forces the world to reckon with one of its biggest challenges, namely, how do we ensure food access for these billions of people?...
Recycled Plastic Products Get Their Due
The push to use recycled plastic as a raw material in manufacturing is essential to keeping recycling going, Oliver Bonstein, general manager of South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO), says, “Without end-markets for recycled plastic...
Closing The Sanitation Gap With Local Partnerships
Globally, 3.4 billion people lack safe sanitation, and untreated wastewater continues to pollute rivers and groundwater. Since 1977, BORDA (Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association) has worked to close this gap in over 25 countries....
The Industrial Symbiosis Programme That Is Helping Build The Circular Economy
Circularity forces the fast-paced and harsh business environment to slow down and foster collaboration where there previously was none. The peak of this collaborative process is industrial symbiosis, the process of having the waste of one business...
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Industry News
Viability and Validation for Innovations for Service Delivery Programme to Drive Sustainable Development
South Africa has taken another bold step towards innovation-led sustainable development with the rollout of the Viability and Validation for Innovations for Service Delivery Programme (VVISDP). The initiative, spearheaded by the Department of...
Transnet Security Teams Help Police To Arrest 17 Suspects In Two Days
Transnet SOC Ltd (“Transnet”) applauds the multi-pronged security and intelligence clampdown by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in collaboration with Transnet security personnel, which helped to apprehend 17 suspects in various regions of...
Vivo Energy Launches VE-CEM: A Breakthrough Digital Solution To Keep Africa’s Fleets And Equipment Moving
Vivo Energy, the pan-African retailer and marketer of Shell and Engen-branded fuels and lubricants, today announced the launch of its new VE-CEM (Continuous Equipment Monitoring) solution, powered by Digital Twin technology from its strategic...
Water
Metro News
The Toxic Storm Brewing In Soweto’s Snake Park
In Snake Park, the evidence of sickness is written in gold dust. Its source towers over the Soweto neighbourhood: A mine dump, loaded with toxic metals, relics of an era when South Africa produced about a third of the gold ever mined on Earth. The...
African Cities Aren’t Doing Enough To Adapt To Climate Change: Lessons From Durban And Harare
When record-breaking rains swept through the coastal city of Durban in South Africa in April 2022, the resulting floods destroyed roads, bridges and homes. Durban’s low-lying, poor neighbourhoods were hardest hit, with residents losing their homes...
New Cranes Set To Boost Efficiency At The Cape Town Container Terminal
The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) today launched nine new rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to optimise operational efficiency and increase volume throughput. The nine cranes are part of a fleet of 28 RTGs acquired as part of Transnet Port...
Waste
Engineering
CESA Signs MoU with Interstate Consultants Engineers Guild to Support the Recovery of Ukraine
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) and the Interstate Consultants Engineers Guild (ICEG) of Ukraine have formally signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and create opportunities for joint performance between...
2025 Saice Awards Celebrate Collaboration And Excellence As They Work With Industry And Government
The SAICE National Awards was a night dedicated to celebrating the excellence, innovation and leadership that define civil engineering and the built environment. Held at The Galleria, Sandton, Johannesburg, these awards not only honored engineering...
Draco Group Safely Demolishes 107-Metre Converter Stack at Palabora Mine
Draco Group successfully completed one of South Africa’s most technically challenging demolition projects: the controlled blasting and toppling of a structurally compromised 107-metre concrete converter stack at Palabora Mining Company (PMC). The...
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Digital Magazines
ReSource
The official magazine of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) and is endorsed by 12 industry associations. ReSource is only integrated resources and waste management magazine in southern Africa.
- ReSource promotes integrated resources management, with a special focus on waste management and cleaner production and waste to energy initiatives.
- It provides comprehensive coverage of new developments, technologies, legislation and role players in the waste and environmental protection sectors.
- Owing to the organisations with which it is affiliated, the magazine has access to up-to- date news and unique information regarding its industry.
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Water & Sanitation Africa
The official magazine of the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA), the magazine publishes content dealing with the supply, governance, financing, treatment and measurement of water and sanitation in southern Africa.
- The magazine provides industry updates and project information for both the public and private sectors.
- It is a vital source of business intelligence for municipal engineers, process controllers, water scientists, researchers, consulting engineers, plant operators, DWS government officials, treatment specialists and suppliers to the industry.
- Due to the multitude of connections within the industry, Water&Sanitation Africa provides in depth coverage on the latest trends, projects, challenges and opportunities within the sector.
