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Reducing Risk and Building Trust with Bureau Veritas
A world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, Bureau Veritas operates in agri-food, industry, commodities as well as building and infrastructure markets. Water is a critical resource across all these sectors, and as its quality declines, water...
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Tsebo Facilities Management Champions Water Conservation in the Workplace
Multiple provinces in the country are grappling with deteriorating water quality and increasingly frequent and lengthy disruptions to water supply. And as a workplace management solutions provider, Tsebo is tackling this reality head-on. “Most of our customers within...
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A New Defender Emerges To Tackle Water Pollution
“Water pollution in South Africa has worsened, and it has worsened largely due to the collapse of municipal governance. By not properly planning for, operating, maintaining or building water and sanitation infrastructure, raw sewage is running down some streets in...
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Can Municipalities Keep The Water Flowing?
South Africa’s growing urbanisation is straining the current water infrastructure, necessitating sustainable water. Having a reliable water supply is tied to social stability, and disruptions undermine community well-being as well as environmental...
Unleash The Power Of Superior Construction With Afrisam High Strength Cement
AfriSam High Strength Cement has become the benchmark in the South African construction industry, providing unmatched strength and durability that cater to both large-scale projects and intricate construction needs. This premium product is...
Tsebo Facilities Management Champions Water Conservation in the Workplace
Multiple provinces in the country are grappling with deteriorating water quality and increasingly frequent and lengthy disruptions to water supply. And as a workplace management solutions provider, Tsebo is tackling this reality head-on. “Most of...
A New Defender Emerges To Tackle Water Pollution
“Water pollution in South Africa has worsened, and it has worsened largely due to the collapse of municipal governance. By not properly planning for, operating, maintaining or building water and sanitation infrastructure, raw sewage is running down...
Cabinet Welcomes Measures to Tackle Construction Mafia
Cabinet has welcomed the recently held inaugural National Construction Summit, which sought to create crime-free construction sites. Held by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, on 19 November, the summit brought together stakeholders...
Moody’s Affirms SA’s Stable Outlook
Government has welcomed Moody’s decision to affirm the sovereign’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘Ba2’ and maintain the stable outlook. According to Moody’s, the ratings affirmation reflects South Africa’s credit...
Measures Put in Place to Augment Vaal Dam Water Levels
The Department of Water and Sanitation has put measures in place for the release of water from the Sterkfontein Dam into the Vaal Dam to augment water levels when it reaches 18% in volume. The standard operating rule for releases of water from...
Sustainability
EnviroServ Team Boosts Sustainability Hours by 43.4%, Strengthening Community Engagement Across Africa
In an impressive display of commitment to sustainability and environmental well-being, the EnviroServ team completed 1,088.5 hours of community service in 2024, marking a remarkable 43.4% increase from 759 hours in 2023. The increase in volunteer...
Sustainable Development Goals 6: The South African Snapshot
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, has adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 6 focuses on ensuring universal access to clean water and sanitation, promoting sustainable...
(Opinion Piece) ISO 14001 Certification – A Blueprint For Environmental Sustainability And Business Growth
ISO 14001, an internationally recognised Environmental Management System (EMS), provides businesses with a structured framework to manage environmental impact in their pursuit of sustainability and operational excellence. Despite upfront costs,...
South Africa’s Water Champions: Overstrand Local Municipality Tops National Blue Drop Awards
Overstrand Local Municipality(LM) is situated in the Overberg District of the Western Cape Province and covers the areas of Hangklip-Kleinmond, Greater Hermanus, Stanford and Greater Gansbaai. With an average bulk supply input volume of 23 Mℓ/day...
Weston Agricultural College Wins First-Ever Schools Forest Rehabilitation Challenge
On 19 September 2024, the first-ever Husqvarna Schools Forest Rehabilitation Challenge in association with Ferncliffe forest wilding, took place in Pietermaritzburg. This exciting event saw learners from Durban High School and Weston Agricultural...
Conserving Water Part Of De Beers Responsible Stewardship
Water conservation is at the core of De Beers’s mining practises, aligning with the company’s broader environmental initiatives and community engagement. De Beers use a multifaceted approach to water conservation including technology to reduce the...
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Prescient Launches 2024 Responsible Investing Report
Amid rising global uncertainty, Prescient Investment Management (“Prescient”) reiterates its call for a sustainable approach to investment management with the release of its Responsible Investing Report for 2024. Highlighting its three-pillar...
Corks Pop In Joburg To Celebrate SRK’s 50-Year Legacy
As part of the group’s global 50th anniversary celebrations, SRK Consulting South Africa held a sparkling commemoration event at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg last month – with memories and inspiration from local and overseas dignitaries. The...
eThekwini Municipality Bolsters Infrastructure with 50 Werner Pumps Trucks
Werner Pumps, a manufacturer of high-pressure jetting equipment in South Africa, delivered a fleet of 50 trucks to a supplier for the eThekwini Municipality over a calendar year. The fleet includes four street cleaning trucks, two combination...
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Johannesburg Water Intensifies Strategies To Curb Water Losses
Water Demand Management and conservation is a strong priority in the City of Johannesburg, and in support of the Department of Water and Sanitation’s drive to drastically improve Gauteng’s water security, Johannesburg Water has an ongoing Water...
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Receives Water Conservation Boost
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Mayor, Gary van Niekerk, has hailed the launch of a R68 million water treatment plant at Orion Engineered Carbons South Africa as a major boost for water conservation. Based in Deal Party, Gqeberha, the only carbon...
Deputy Minister Seitlholo To Meet With Ethekwini Municipality Regarding Water Supply Challenges
The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr Sello Seithlolo will on Friday, September 13, 2024, conduct an oversight visit in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality to assess and intervene in matters relating to water supply challenges. Parts of...
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Engineering
Powering the future: Schneider Electric’s vision for a sustainable, electrified world
The modern world runs on electricity, without it, everything grinds to a halt. But, as the global community moves away from fossil fuels, and towards decarbonisation, we must collectively ask: “How do we address this challenge?” Schneider Electric,...
Celebrating collaboration and excellence at the 2024 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards
The 2024 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, held in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, on 14th August, celebrated and honoured the outstanding contributions of South Africa’s consulting engineering sector towards infrastructure development...
Predictions for South Africa in 2040
The Picture of Transformation 2040 Report examines the drivers and blockers of transformation in South African society and provides a hypothesis of what 2040 could look like. Siemens South Africa interviewed hundreds of private and public sector...
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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.