As we observe #WorldEarthDay on 22 April 2024, Alison Groves, Director: Discipline Lead: Built Ecology, WSP in Africa and John Rammutla, Principal Associate: Highways, WSP in Africa, examine the theme “Planet vs Plastics” – and the role of circular...
Most water reservoirs have curved surfaces with a spherical, paraboloid or cylindrical shape. Such round tanks enjoy structural advantages over tanks with square or rectangular surfaces.  By Quinton Coetzee, director, Rainbow Reservoirs Round...
The water use license application (WULA) process balances economic growth and environmental preservation. Nonhlanhla Mnengi, an associate at Webber Wentzel, provides some legal views and updates on regulatory shifts in water use licensing. ...
Part of the Waco International Group, Sanitech – a sanitation and hygiene services specialist –  has access to the latest innovative technologies and designs from around the world.  Robert Erasmus, the MD of Sanitech Solutions Many of these...
In a proactive move to address the devastating effects of recent floods across South Africa, the National Treasury has released R372 million from the Municipal Disaster Response Grant (MDRG). This timely intervention aims to assist municipalities...
South African Water Works (SAWW) received 5 out of 26 Blue Drop Awards through its two subsidiaries – Siza Water and Silulumanzi. Siza Water is rated as the 3rd best water service provider in South Africa while Silulumanzi is the only water service...
VEGA South Africa’s 6 000 m2 head office and warehouse in Lanseria is equipped with a water storage solution, comprising two 10 000-litre JoJo Tanks as a backup system during water shortages. The VEGAPULS 31 radar level sensor and VEGA MET series...
Capital expenditure by Metro’s increased by 20 percent y-y in the first two quarters of the 2023/24 financial year (last six months of the 2023 calendar year), excluding Nelson Mandela Bay, that again included significant adjustments. City of...
Enlit Africa turns the African energy conversation into tangible action. It is time for countries across the continent to lead the narrative from within, ensuring decisions around the future of the continent are made by those who live on it. At the...