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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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Turning The Tide To Achieve SDG 6
Coming off the back of the WISA 2024 Biennial Conference and Exhibition, we can all agree that accelerated change is needed in achieving SDG 6 by 2030. As we celebrate 30 years of democracy this year and honour women during the month of August, it is fitting that we...
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[Industry Personality] Carin Bosman: Make noise and have a code
The water sector is filled with passionate people, Carin Bosman is one such passionate person, and she serves to remind us of all that water is for the betterment of humanity, and when you are tasked with doing what is right, you have to make some noise. Early on in...
Environmental committee calls for adherence to laws on plastics use
The Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries heard that an outright ban on plastic bags would have far-reaching negative implications for employment at a time when the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has caused huge...
Construction industry seeks solutions to ‘disruptive’ local business forums
Business forums – groupings representing local communities who disrupt building sites – are here to stay and the construction sector needs to find ways to include them in construction projects. This was the outcome of a panel discussion...
Joburg’s R169m M1 double-decker bridge repair ‘a waste of resources’
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s (GPL), committee on Roads and Transport is concerned over the complaints by motorists about the M1 Double Decker Bridge’s constant flooding during heavy rains. The GPL said the rehabilitation on the bridge...
Effective and efficient water solutions
An increase in pollution and the destruction of river catchments are contributing to the declining quality of South Africa’s raw water resources, leading in turn to greater treatment costs. As water quality declines, more time and energy must be...
DWS encourages handwashing to prevent spread of diseases
This Global Handwashing Day (GHD), the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will on 15 October 2020 join the rest of the world in the commemoration under the theme “Hand Hygiene for All”. This is to remind the public of the importance of...
Latest figures show growth in plastics recycling industry
Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the entire South African plastics industry, has released the plastics recycling figures for the year ending December 2019. During 2019, 503 600 tons of plastics waste was collected for...
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Local businesses still battle with ‘green’ economy
The question of the business sector maximising on profits at the expense of the green economy came under spotlight at the recent Green Business Seminar, held at the OR Tambo Precinct. While the country donned red and white in celebration of...
Precast concrete pavers: 48 years on and still strong
In particular, precast Concrete Block Pavers (CBP) were laid 48 years ago in Chatsworth, Durban and according to Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) president, Taco Voogt, they look good for at least another half century. When they reach the...
Who’s to blame for corruption in SA?
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) President Naren Bhojaram has cautioned that corruption is paralysing the country and eating away the moral fibre of our society. He states that “While we all acknowledge that corruption is a huge stumbling...
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