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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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Magalies Water Fights Upstream To Secure Downstream Supply
Operating at the tail end of the heavily polluted Crocodile West River Catchment, Magalies Water is confronted with some of the country’s most compromised raw water matrix. But through internal control processes, science, innovation and a focus on source water...
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Five Years Of EPR For eWASA: Progress, Pressure And The Path Ahead
It has been five years since the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) launched South Africa’s first rollout of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations. These regulations were introduced to support the emerging circular economy and to...
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How Talbot Is Responding to South Africa’s Growing Water Security Challenge
As water security rises to the top of South Africa’s industrial risk agenda, companies are being forced to rethink how they source, treat and reuse water, a shift that has shaped Talbot’s evolution. Kirsten Kelly speaks to Talbot’s CEO, Carl Haycock, about water...
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Hundreds Protest New Land Occupation Law In Durban And Joburg
Hundreds of land activists took to the streets in Durban and Johannesburg on Friday to protest a proposed anti-land occupation law. Supporters of shack dweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) marched to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and...
Escalating Debt Compels Rand Water To Reduce Water Supply To The Lesedi Local Municipality By 20%
The escalating Lesedi Local Municipality’s (“LLM”) debt has prompted Rand Water to reduce the bulk potable water supply by 20% due to its failure to honour several scheduled payments. The decision to reduce water supply to the municipality follows...
SARS Announces 2026 Filing Season Dates
South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Dr Johnstone Makhubu has announced that the 2026 tax filing season will commence on 1 July, starting with the auto assessment period. SARS will begin with an Auto Assessment period from 1 to 12 July...
Building Resilience Against Current Construction Cost Volatility
Construction costs across the Western Cape are becoming increasingly unpredictable. Currency volatility, global supply chain disruptions, rising fuel prices and escalating logistics costs are creating uncertainty for contractors, developers,...
Construction SMEs Are Winning Contracts They Cannot Fund
South Africa’s construction sector generates 130,000 jobs a quarter1 and is heading into a R1 trillion infrastructure cycle, but the businesses delivering the work still struggle to access the construction finance they need to mobilise...
Africa Is Designing Its Own Future, On Its Own Terms
Africans under 25 already make up 60% of the continent’s population. At this rate, by 2050, one in every four young people on earth will be African. The tools that generation builds with will shape the continent for decades. The pressure to...
Sustainability
Rebuilding The Heart Of Kinshasa: How Zando Central Market Was Reimagined For People, Climate, And The City
In Kinshasa, the Zando Central Market was once a symbol of informal market vitality. Originally designed in the early 1970s to accommodate around 3,500 vendors, Zando Market grew to host nearly 20,000 traders, becoming overstretched without any...
Why The Circular Economy Is No Longer Optional For South Africa
South Africa is at a turning point in its relationship with waste – and the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is calling on industry, government, and citizens alike to recognise that the circular economy is no longer a...
Public Gets Three More Weeks To Comment On Eskom Nuclear Site – But Critics Say It’s Not Enough
Intense public interest and an overwhelming volume of documentation tabled for the site selection of Eskom’s proposed new 5,200MW nuclear power station has led to a three-week extension of the public review period. The original 5 May closing date...
Can Smart Water Create Smart Cities?
Digitising water systems reduces non‑revenue water and operating costs, which is a prerequisite for any municipality attempting to modernise toward smart‑city standards. Cape Town is famous for its scenic bay, vibrant weather, and the towering...
The Race To Mine Critical Minerals For AI And Clean Energy Is Creating ‘Sacrifice Zones’ That Harm Water And Health Of World’s Poor
There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies – everything from AI to wind turbines, as well as cellphones, electric vehicles and defense systems – depend...
From Landfill to Launchpad: South Africa Leads Africa’s Waste Revolution
Something remarkable is happening across South Africa. In workshops, research facilities, farms and urban centres, pioneering minds are reimagining one of society’s oldest problems: what to do with our waste. The answer, increasingly, is...
Events
Industry News
Challenging Conventional Wisdom In Infrastructure
The battle against atmospheric corrosion has cost global industries billions in maintenance and premature structural failure. While carbon steel is the traditional workhorse of infrastructure, its tendency to revert to a natural state of iron oxide...
Macpherson Welcomes $1Bil Investment Unlocked Through Infrastructure SA
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has welcomed Infrastructure South Africa’s contribution to the successful hosting of the South African Investment Conference in Sandton, last Tuesday. Macpherson also welcomed its role...
Stakeholders And Investors From Across The Country To Gather On Boosting Industrialisation And Jobs In The Northern Cape
Investors and stakeholders from the government, academia and business sectors are set to gather in Kimberley next month for the inaugural Northern Cape Investment and Jobs Conference. The conference is aimed at fast-tracking industrialisation,...
Water
Metro News
Update on Killarney Community Recycling Centre Operations
Residents and small businesses can currently drop off one load of soft garden greens (leaves and grass cuttings only) per day at Killarney Community Recycling Centre, while the City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is making every effort to...
Johannesburg Water Systems Recovery Update Post Rand Water Maintenance
Johannesburg Water’s systems continue to show encouraging signs of recovery following the completion of Rand Water’s planned maintenance programme on 2 June 2026. Crown Gardens System The Crown Gardens System continues to improve, with...
Nelson Mandela Bay On High Alert As Severe Rainfall Warning Issued
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has urged residents, businesses, motorists and other stakeholders to exercise extreme caution after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a Level 5 warning for disruptive rainfall expected on Wednesday and...
Waste
Engineering
The Gender Gap In SA’s Engineering Sector – Only 16% Of Registered Engineers In South Africa Are Women
South Africa’s engineering sector is facing a critical gender imbalance, with women making up just 16% of registered engineering professionals compared to 84% of men. Award-winning engineer and AvenirHoldings CEO, Tshidi Mndzebele, is championing...
YDE Lumen30 Is Powering South Africa’s Future Through Skills, Solar and Social Impact
Affordable and renewable energy is shaping the 21st century. South Africans know this from experience. Responding to severe electricity shortages, a massive boom in renewable energy legislation, deployment, and adoption rapidly shifted the...
Materials Engineering Gaps Threaten Africa’s Renewable Energy Payoffs
While solar and battery technology now make renewable power in Africa financially attractive on paper, local investors are not realising expected returns on mid-scale solar projects. Experts say the consistent underperformance is being driven by...
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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.
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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.
