The demand for water will exceed the available supply by 2030 – that’s a 10% to 15% deficit. Kate Stubbs unpacks how creating a much more diverse and sustainable water mix can alleviate South Africa’s water crisis. Seven of the 13 major water...
The informal recycling sector has experienced significant growth over the years, after all waste is not waste if it has value. “With recyclables, the value is in the material that can be sold for re-use,” says Edith Leeuta, CEO of Fibre Circle, the...
Major cities in Gauteng, the economic heartland of South Africa, are experiencing water shortages due to prolonged loadshedding affecting Rand Water’s distribution network. This has also placed the spotlight on the major investment in water and...
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) launched its much-anticipated 2022 Infrastructure Report Card (IRC) on Friday, 11 November. It reflects an expert view of the institution’s reporting on the current condition of a broad...
Checkers is rolling out new shopping trolley baskets made from 100% recycled plastic – mostly old milk bottles – thereby diverting more than 40 tons of recyclable material from landfill. The retailer’s trolleys have contained at...
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) have one ambitious target – to end extreme poverty and achieve sustainable development worldwide by 2030. Achieving SDG 6 is not only essential for the water and sanitation sector, but also has a major...
Digital water technologies have an important role in ensuring universal access to safe drinking water by 2030, that is according to a new report from the World Health Organisation. Johnny Alexander Gunneng, chief executive of InfoTiles shares his...
Constructed in the mid-1960s as a pump station, with the addition of biofilters in the 1970s and biological processes in the 1990s, Darvill’s wastewater treatment works (WWTW)has always been an engineering feat. The fourth upgrade is nearly...
An estimated 45% of South Africa’s total available food supply is being lost or wasted yearly, with the primary production stage of the food cycle on farms being a major contributor. Yet less than 40% of farmers measure how much food is wasted...
