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The Importance Of Hydrological Decision-Support Systems For Sustainable Water Management
In today’s world, with environmental concerns and a growing global population posing significant challenges, it is imperative that we prioritise the sustainable management of our precious water resources. Hydrological decision-support systems are emerging as...
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MTN Business Smart Water: Where Utility Management Meets Intelligence
In today’s increasingly connected and sustainability-driven world, managing water efficiently is not only an economic necessity, but a key responsibility for individuals, businesses, and municipalities. “The MTN Business Smart Water solution addresses this need,...
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Western Cape Water Supply: Overview In Numbers
What is a Blue Drop Risk Rating (BDRR)? The BDRR assessment focuses on critical risk areas within water services provision. This allows the water service institution to identify and prioritise the critical risk areas within its drinking water treatment process and to...
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Solving environmental law confusion: Lawyer Lizette van der Walt launches innovative app
Lizette van der Walt is a lawyer specialising in environmental law. In her 27 years of experience, she noticed a general confusion around environmental laws in South Africa and decided to help by creating the Enviro Legal app. This app is designed to help users...
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Powering South Africa’s solar ambitions: Scatec’s Sazi Ramoekipa
Over the coming years, Africa’s growing renewable energy industries are expected to reduce imports, create jobs, and build the local capital base. The International Energy Agency estimates that around 4 million additional energy-related jobs are...
Randwater maintenance: an update
Randwater maintenance has kicked off in Johannesburg, Tswane, and Ekuhurleni, this planned maintenance project is a necessary step in both keeping up with demand and planning for the future. By Duncan Nortier While the planned maintenance comes...
Governance experts appointed to lead intervention in eThekwini
Two governance experts have been appointed to lead an intervention in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, says former eThekwini Municipality...
UMNGENI-UTHUKELA WATER APPOINTS MR SANDILE PSYCHOLOGY MKHIZE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
The Board of uMngeni-uThukela Water has appointed Mr Sandile Psychology Mkhize as the Chief Executive of the water utility with effect from Monday, 1 July 2024. Mr Mkhize, a seasoned leader in both the public and private sectors, brings a wealth of...
Tackling Africa’s water crisis: ‘Too little, Too much, Too dirty’
Generally speaking, water management disaster scenarios in water-challenged countries such as South Africa present one of three problems: too little, too much or too dirty. SRK Consulting senior technologist and disaster management consultant...
Johannesburg Water: How the system works
Many South Africans open their taps without any prior knowledge of how the water in fact gets there. In an effort to spread awareness of how residents receive their water Johannesburg Water held a tour of how their Randburg system works, whilst...
Sustainability
Checkers rolls out new trolleys made from recycled milk bottles
Checkers is rolling out new shopping trolley baskets made from 100% recycled plastic – mostly old milk bottles – thereby diverting more than 40 tons of recyclable material from landfill. The retailer’s trolleys have contained at...
Cloud is the way to digitise commercial construction industry
There is a significant increase in investment in cloud computing within the commercial construction industry because the technology is recognised as the best way to facilitate digital transformation. This is according to Morag Evans, CEO Databuild,...
Water and the SDGs: a common denominator
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) have one ambitious target – to end extreme poverty and achieve sustainable development worldwide by 2030. Achieving SDG 6 is not only essential for the water and sanitation sector, but also has a major...
France and Germany extend €600 million in financing to support SA’s transition from coal
South Africa, France and Germany have signed a loan agreements for the two European nations to each extend €300 million in concessional financing to South Africa to support the country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on coal through a just...
Groundbreaking research on the impact of microplastic pollution in oceans
Small pieces of plastics are widely spread all over the world’s oceans and ingested by living creatures. Microplastics are found in zooplankton, fish, seabirds, whales, seals, and also in humans. Yet, the long-term effects of this plastic...
In expert hands, toll roads provide sustainable value
Setting a high standard for world-class toll road operations, Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire manages the N1 from Pretoria up to Bela Bela (90 km) and the N4 from Doornpoort to the Botswana border (295 km). IMIESA speaks to Danie Verwey...
Industry News
Six-month ban imposed on export of copper and scrap metal
The annual cost of copper and scrap metal theft to the economy was estimated at about R47bn a year, and has amplified both loadshedding and the disruption of freight and passenger rail services. This is according to the Minister of Trade, Industry...
Emerging contractors are key to construction sector recovery
The construction sector can lead South Africa’s recovery as the country emerges into a post-Covid 19 economy, but only if emerging contractors are empowered. According to the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Construction Industry Development...
Redefining Road Safety Engineering in South Africa
We all know someone who has either lost their life or suffered a life-changing injury due to a road traffic accident. And yet when we step back and think about it, we realise that every accident is indeed preventable, writes Verushka Balaram, Head:...
Water
Metro News
More water made available to Rand Water as a temporary measure
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has committed to increasing the bulk water allocation to the Rand Water system as an emergency measure to address water shortages in the Gauteng metros, district, and local municipalities. “We note the...
Limited resources at Stats SA lead to deterioration of data quality -SDSA
“Although Statistics South Africa continues to do exemplary work, limited resources constrain their work,” says Burgert Gildenhuys, director of Spatial Data Services Africa (SDSA). Stats SA released their Mid-Year Population Estimates...
Drive to avert water shortages in Nelson Mandela Bay intensified
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in conjunction with Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBMM) embarked on a public water saving campaign to ensure that there is adequate water for everyone in the area. During the campaign...
Waste
Engineering
CESA Welcomes ECSA’s new CPD validation procedure
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has welcomed the Engineering Council of South Africa’s (ECSA) decision to refine its processes for validating programmes. The ECSA is set to refine CPD Category 1: Developmental Activities (courses,...
Mchunu urges contractors to complete greater Brandvlei water scheme
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has urged contractors of the Greater Brandvlei Water Scheme in the Western Cape to complete the project. Mchunu made the call during a ministerial media tour of the water scheme in Worcester on Thursday....
SA needs deeper welding expertise to maintain safety critical infrastructure
One of the major factors that play a significant role in the economy is the basic supply of electricity and water. To maintain this supply, welding is a critical part of the maintenance chain that must be carried out at an acceptable standard using...
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