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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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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...
5 Ways To Turn Your Kitchen Into A Zero-waste Zone
In most homes, the kitchen is where good intentions quietly go to waste. A bag of spinach forgotten at the back of the fridge. Leftovers that never get eaten. Vegetable peels and scraps that go straight into the bin without a second thought. It...
Gauteng Learners Turn Bottles Into Big Wins
If there is one thing parents across Gauteng have learned this year, it is that once a child decides recycling matters, there is no ignoring it. Bottles are being rescued from bins, jars are being set aside, and habits at home are starting to...
The Green Drop Report Must Mark the End of Complacency in South Africa’s Water Sector
The release of the Green Drop Report 2025 must be understood for what it truly is. It is not another technical publication to be filed away, and certainly not another ritual of compliance. It is a national reckoning. The latest Green Drop Report...
Xylem: Water, Mining And The Future Of Industrial Treatment
For mining and industrial operations, water is no longer just an operational input or compliance issue – it is fast becoming a strategic asset that must be managed holistically across the entire water cycle. WASA talks to Chetan Mistry –...
Navigating Smart Water Metering: Help Is Here The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN)
Smart water metering is transforming utilities from reactive billing entities into data-driven managers of demand and losses. Modern meters combine sensors, connectivity and analytics to detect leaks, reduce non-revenue water and improve customer...
Sustainability
New infrastructure division for Nedbank
Nedbank CIB has merged its project finance and export credit teams into a repurposed Africa Infrastructure Finance unit. The newly formed Africa Infrastructure Finance unit is client and sector focused, providing a single point of access for...
A positive development for the solar power industry in South Africa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced his department’s intention to expand and prolong the rooftop solar incentive program. This extended initiative will encompass equipment such as inverters and batteries as integral...
South Africa Urged to Embrace Innovation for Effective Waste Management
In the midst of South Africa’s growing waste management crisis, the call to adopt innovative solutions has never been more urgent. The heart of the nation’s environmental discourse revolves around the imperative need to embrace a...
Water: yesterday, today and tomorrow
The WISA YWP-NW together with the Northern Branch of the Groundwater Division (GWD) and the North-West University Geoscience Society (NUGS) held a hybrid event focusing on the different facets of the water sector looking at the past, present...
Disrupting the sanitation space through collaboration
No single entity–whether the Department of Water and Sanitation or a research institution such as the Water Research Commission– can attain SDG 6.2 in isolation. It is with this collaborative approach in mind that the South African Sanitation...
Djibouti set to Africa’s first country to rely on renewables
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to carry out the landmark inauguration of Djibouti’s first-ever wind farm, on Sunday10 September 2023. The inauguration will advance the president’s ambition to make the nation of 1.1 million...
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Industry News
Cabinet Assures Nation Of The Monitoring Of New COVID Variant
Cabinet has assured South Africans that government, through the Department of Health, is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, known as Nimbus or NB.1.8.1. “Cabinet calls on all citizens to ensure good hygiene practices,...
Growing Women From Within: Real Change Starts Inside Your Business
In 2024, women made up 46.97% of South Africa’s labour force, according to the latest World Bank data released in June 2025. Yet despite this near-equal representation, women remain significantly underrepresented in leadership and management roles....
Government Welcomes Positive GDP Numbers
Government has welcomed the positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025, as announced by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday. Real GDP increased marginally by some 0.1% during the first quarter of 2025,...
Water
Metro News
Johannesburg Water Condemns Assault of Investigator During Illegal Connections Operation in Tulisa Park
Johannesburg Water strongly condemns the assault of one of its illegal connections investigators, who was attacked by a customer during the execution of his duties in Tulisa Park, Johannesburg South, on Wednesday, 1 October 2025. The investigator...
Johannesburg Water And Water-Efficient Sanitation
Aligning governance, technology and budgets is proving essential to deliver water-efficient sanitation that saves money while restoring dignity. Speaking at a Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (Borda) event, Dr Zakhele Khuzuwayo,...
The City of Cape Town Celebrates Its First Junior River Warden Programme
The City of Cape Town’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews joined the City’s Biodiversity Management branch to recognise the learners from Red River Primary; Floreat Primary and...
Waste
Engineering
Forgotten Influence In The Mining Industry: The Procurement Mafia
It is understandably popular public opinion that the construction mafia is associated with the traditional sector of construction and the built environment. However, its influence is a highly negative phenomenon stretching far beyond the...
SICK And Endress+Hauser Have Launched Their Strategic Partnership In Process Automation
Endress+Hauser, industrial process engineering specialists, have partnered with SICK, a manufacturer of sensors, safety systems and automatic identification products. In a press statement, Endress+Hauser say, “SICK’s advanced gas analysis and flow...
Human Error: The Leading Cause Of Workplace Incidents – And How PPE Can Save Lives
Workplace safety remains a critical concern to employers who need to maintain a productive and legally compliant work environment as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and to employees in terms of their well-being. However, nearly...
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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.
