Membrane technologies like ultrafiltration can ensure exceptional final water quality and, with the right company, an improved operational experience. By Herman Smit, managing director of Quality Filtration Systems Most conventional water...
Ultrafiltration membrane systems provide the ability to treat poor-quality feedwaters and produce excellent final water quality. By Herman Smit, managing director of Quality Filtration Systems Ultrafiltration (UF) systems are ideal for new...
Engineers from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are expected to start cleaning the polluted Vaal River this week. This comes after the SANDF conducted an extensive assessment on the extent of pollution in the Vaal River System...
The City of Cape Town may be dealing with numerous water challenges but against all odds it has managed to make the provision of sanitation a priority. The City’s MMC for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste Services and Energy, Xanthea Limberg,...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says towns under the Setsoto Local Municipality will no longer be forced to deal with overflowing sewerage running through the streets. This is because its construction unit, based in Standerton, is in the...
New ways of managing waste are being tested in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal under grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s: Reinvent the Toilet Challenge. Gates made the announcement in one of his latest gatesnotes videos where he discusses the...
There are few things Bill Gates likes to talk about more than sanitation which is why it comes as no surprise that he has set out on a quest to reinvent the toilet in a bid to help the poorest of the poor. In one of his latest gatesnotes videos...
The Ekurhuleni municipality is hoping to address the issue of illegal dumping in two areas by opening up additional disposal sites. The City recently unveiled two mini disposal sites, which cost R3.3 million, in Leondale and Vosloorus recently to...
Formed in June 2017, Optimum Recycling Solutions has set out on a quest to provide good-quality, affordable recycling equipment to a wide cross section of the Southern African recycling industry – from entry-level collectors on the streets to...
