While the South African national water policy and legislative framework emphasises the principle of equity with reference to race and gender, there is still a challenge to implement the policy at various levels of water management. A study...
Substantial investment and decades of international experience has placed global engineering consultancy firm SMEC as a frontrunner in ensuring the continued development and upgrade of water infrastructure in Africa. The international SMEC Group...
Three-quarters of the world’s most severe droughts over the past 10 years have occurred in Africa, making farming risky for millions of smallholder farmers, most of whom are women and rely on rainfall to water their crops. Maize is the most...
In a recent edition of Water&Sanitation Africa, the MD of Rheochem, Jacqui Swart, was interviewed on the occasion of the company’s 20th anniversary. Since then, Rheochem has employed two new senior technical people, the purpose being to provide...
Over the years, ore concentrations have decreased considerably, with many companies having to mine and process more rock for every tonne of quality ore produced. In a number of cases, this has multiplied process water requirements to an extent...
The Department of Water Affairs is making good progress in efforts to eradicate unlawful irrigation in the Vaal River System by 2014, according to a statement released by the Department’s spokesperson Linda Page on 24 July 2013. “The focused effort...
Date: 25 – 27 September 2013 Venue: CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa Website: https://events.confco.co.za/ei/getdemo.ei?id=350&s=_2P40UC7TH Click HERE for more information about the Symposium Click HERE for the...
Pretoria is one of the country’s groundwater success stories, with large quantities of groundwater used as domestic water supply providing pristine quality and constant discharge. The Water Research Commission (WRC) in collaboration with the...
Residential development in the municipal area of Buffalo City will soon receive a shot in the arm, due to the increased capacity of the Quinera Wastewater Treatment Works (QWWTW) near Gonubie, East London. The facility was nearing the limits of its...
