The South Africa Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) recently invited the municipal manager of the Rand West City Local Municipality to appear before it, as it continues with its investigations into allegations of raw sewage flowing from the...
A new technology may help to create jobs, clean the environment and contribute to the local construction industry by upcycling plastic into durable cement. South Africa creates and uses over one million tonnes of unrecycled plastic waste which can...
Plastics SA has taken a bold stance in the midst of worldwide calls to ban and reduce plastics: waging war on plastic is not the answer. Instead, the time has come to start waging war on plastic pollution, says Anton Hanekom, executive director of...
As an advocate for clean, green, reliable, and economical energy solutions, ABSA has made its campus in central Johannesburg self-sufficient, thanks to a world-class energy centre and grey water plant. Clean energy Absa’s Energy Centre is the first...
Overstrand Municipality has awarded a 15-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract to Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies South Africa to manage the municipality’s extensive water and wastewater infrastructure network. Overstrand...
The 95-year-old Hartbeespoort Dam has been plagued by water hyacinths since the 1970s. However, there may be a way to harness these alien invaders to empower local communities and start a circular economy. The water quality in the Hartbeespoort Dam...
Crucial to any water treatment plant in the 21st century and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the extended use of automation systems, with Scada being a crucial aspect. Although many municipal sectors see automation as an unnecessary...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has committed R341 million to saving the Vaal River, in an effort that is expected to create 2 000 jobs and establish a new catchment management agency. The DWS recently signed an Implementation Protocol...
Various stakeholders including business, industries, labour and civil society have stepped up to clean South Africa as part of the Good Green Deeds programme. The Good Green Deeds programme was recently launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa to...
