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School Sanitation Solutions That Go Beyond The Toilet Block
Youth Month may have ended, but our commitment to safe, dignified school sanitation for every learner must continue throughout the year. In this article, Kirsten Kelly investigates how BORDA is helping schools provide safer, healthier learning environments while...
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The Water Research Commission Champions Citizen Science For A Changing Climate
As extreme weather events become more frequent, the Water Research Commission (WRC) and the South African Weather Service (SAWS) are harnessing citizen science to improve local weather monitoring, strengthen early warning systems, and help vulnerable communities...
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The Ongoing Case For Landfills In The Evolving Landscape Of Waste Management In South Africa
Landfills, depending on who you speak to, are either highly engineered last resort environmental barriers, or the biggest openly legal threat to environmental health. The truth is that the role of the landfill has changed over the years, and its ongoing utility is the...
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APE Pumps Blends Engineering Expertise With AI
Pump selection is complex, with many factors shaping its performance. APE Pumps is simplifying the process through an AI-powered tool that streamlines data analysis and improves accuracy, while still relying on experienced engineers to interpret results and ensure the...
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Johannesburg Has Taken A Big New Loan To Help Fix Its Electricity Problems, But The Results Will Take Time
Just over a third (38%) of the residents of South Africa’s commercial capital, Johannesburg, reported being satisfied with their electricity services in a survey conducted in 2023/2024. This was down from 77% in 2017/18. The decline reflected years...
What The Auditor-General’s Report Reveals About Our Metros
The Auditor-General’s 2024/25 consolidated report on local government delivers a finding that should unsettle comfortable assumptions about South Africa’s cities. Not a single metropolitan municipality achieved a clean audit. Five...
Mpumalanga’s Roads: A Consulting Engineer’s Perspective
Recent floods in Mpumalanga have not created a crisis in the province’s road network, they have exposed systemic weaknesses that have developed over many years. Across the province’s secondary road network, the combined effects of ageing...
Cash Is Still King: The SARB’s Cash Smart Strategy
In a fast-evolving digital payments landscape, cash still continues to play a critical role in the South African economy. In June 2026, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) published a position paper entitled “Towards a Cash Smart...
How Fair Wages Strengthen Productivity And Margins In Civil Engineering
As civil engineering contractors navigate tight margins in a constrained economic climate, there is growing recognition of the value that predictable employment conditions and fair wage structures bring to the sector. In an intensely competitive...
Cape Town Adopts City Of Hope Budget, R40bn Basic Infrastructure Investment
See Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’ full address here. Read more below: ‘We are proud to table the City of Hope budget for adoption today with every part of our basic infrastructure investment still intact. This is alongside expanded relief to...
Sustainability
Recycled Plastic In Pipe Manufacturing: The Dangers And Opportunities
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturer Association (SAPPMA) is firm that recycled plastic cannot be used in pressure pipes. Pressure pipes are used to transport drinking water, gas, and wastewater when a system cannot rely on gravity. These...
Government Engages Stakeholders On Circular Economy
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr. Dion George, has engaged members of the South African Plastics Pact on advancing the country’s circular economy. This collaboration signals the department’s steadfast commitment to...
The Critical Issue of ESG Skills – How to Bridge the Supply and Demand ‘Gap’
Over the last half-century, sustainable development concepts have increasingly woven themselves into the fabric of economic discussions, resulting in advances in human capital across finance, life sciences, and social sciences. Whether leading a...
Manufacturers Should Go PFAS-Free
igus Continues to develop PFAS-free (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) engineered plastics in response to mounting evidence of severe environmental and health hazards caused by the chemicals. These “forever chemicals” so-called because of their...
Khanyi Kumalo’s EWSETA and AWEaP Journey – A Shining Example Of How Empowering Women In The Business of Energy Can Unlock Economic Growth.
South Africa’s energy future is being shaped by a new wave of skilled professionals and entrepreneurs supported by the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA), in collaboration with African Women in Energy and Power...
Government Reflects On Work Done To Protect The Environment
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has joined the global community in celebrating Earth Day 2025 while also reflecting on South Africa’s progress in safeguarding the environment and fostering a sustainable future...
Events
Industry News
Sweet 16! Engen Rocks as SA’s Coolest Petrol Station
Engen has once again been crowned South Africa’s “Coolest Petrol Station” in the Sunday Times GenNext Awards. This marks an extraordinary 16-year winning streak for South Africa’s biggest fuel and convenience brand and reaffirms its deep connection...
Sassda Spearheads Stainless Steel Master Plan As Sector Roadmap To 2030
The Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has announced the launch of a new Stainless Steel Master Plan (SSMP), a national collaborative initiative that will chart the course for the local stainless steel sector’s growth,...
Record-Breaking Absa ESD Expo Boosts SMMEs – Generating R24 Million In Business Opportunities
This year’s 14th annual Absa Enterprise & Supplier Development (ESD) Expo, held alongside the 19th annual Smart Procurement World Indaba, wrapped up with record-breaking attendance and over R24 million in business opportunities generated for...
Water
Metro News
Electric Minibus Taxis: The Challenges And Gains Facing Cape Town’s Transition
The minibus taxi is ubiquitous in southern Africa. These vehicles are the backbone of the urban economy, providing affordable mobility for millions. In Cape Town, South Africa’s second most populous city, they are central to the transport...
Local Election Watch: SA’s Future Is Tied To The Health Of Its Cities
South Africa’s upcoming municipal elections will determine far more than the political composition of local councils. They will influence whether the country’s cities become engines of growth and opportunity or hotspots of inequality, unemployment...
Petco’s Report Back: Africa’s Green Economy Summit
In February, Petco was a proud sponsor of, and active participant in, Africa’s Green Economy Summit in Cape Town. The summit facilitated some important conversations around closer cooperation for a more circular future for the continent and taking...
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.
Digital Magazines
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.
