The Department of Water and Sanitation wishes to strongly reaffirm its commitment to continue to work doggedly with stakeholders to speed up the longstanding sewer pollution of the Vaal River. Recently, the Department finalised the scope of all...
This Global Handwashing Day (GHD), the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will on 15 October 2020 join the rest of the world in the commemoration under the theme “Hand Hygiene for All”. This is to remind the public of the importance of...
Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the entire South African plastics industry, has released the plastics recycling figures for the year ending December 2019. During 2019, 503 600 tons of plastics waste was collected for...
Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds. In this weeks installment: R84 billion mega-city in Gauteng to address housing for...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched the Mooikloof Mega Residential City in Tshwane, Gauteng, which is geared to address the housing needs of the “missing middle”. Launched by the President on Sunday, the public-private partnership development...
The commercial sector has not fully realised the opportunity that exists to reduce their environmental footprint and save money in the long term when it comes to water use. By Ruan Jansen van Rensburg, Mechanical Engineer at SEM Solutions The...
The City of Cape Town is urging its residents to keep saving water, even though dams have finally reached the 100% mark. The Theewaterskloof Dam, the Western Cape’s biggest, is overflowing for the first time since 2014. The dams...
For over three decades, Pexmart has led the way as a manufacturer, OEM supplier and turnkey installer of HDPE, LDPE and PVC plastic pipe systems in South Africa, and across Africa. Expertise in detailing, costing, construction and project...
The 2020 Clean-Up & Recycle SA week took place from 14 – 19 September 2020, marking South Africa’s 24th year of participating in the annual International Coastal Clean-Up Day. The annual International Coastal Clean-Up Day...
