In 1973, South Africa’s largest and most complex civil engineering project undertaken to date was officially opened. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the momentous occasion of the opening of the Gariep Dam, the South African Institution of...
Amidst mounting despair in Johannesburg due to an escalating water crisis, a high-level coalition has emerged to tackle the pressing issue, with civil society taking the lead in addressing critical areas of municipal dysfunction. Water shortages...
In response to the worsening state of wastewater treatment plants, Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has asserted that he will not request President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a National State of Disaster. Mchunu emphasised that...
Mining operations are integral to various industries, providing essential resources for manufacturing and infrastructure development. However, the extraction of valuable metals from ore involves the extensive use of water, resulting in mining...
By Chris Ashmore, Watericon South Africa is currently facing the perfect storm of a failing water supply. Outdated infrastructure, poor maintenance, prolonged droughts, increasing population, lack of investment, and a skills shortage, have led to...
Nov 14, 2023
Municipalities are looking for opportunities to improve service delivery and cash flow. Yet many still don’t realise the hidden gains of digitising their water systems. By Chetan Mistry, strategy and marketing manager, Xylem Africa...
Johannesburg Water has declared an unexpected water shutdown scheduled for November 1st, affecting various suburbs in the Roodepoort and Randburg regions. The impromptu interruption is necessary to address repairs on the GRP pipe connected to the...
Maximum output, minimum waste is a mantra for every manufacturing process. And nearly every manufacturing process uses water and has a waste stream in some form, which could include sludge. Sludge is one of the main waste streams or by products...