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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...
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[Cover Story] 40 years strong: Lethabo Intake Pumping Station’s historic refurbishment
A part of Rand Water’s proactive infrastructure maintenance project comprised the refurbishment of pumps and electrical boards at the Lethabo Intake Pumping Station. This key facility pumps water to ESKOM Lethabo Power Station and supplies over half of Gauteng via the...
Latest News
Solutions to Water Infrastructure Challenges in South Africa
Date: Thursday 17 March 2022 Time: 10:00-12:30 Format: Webinar The European Union has a support programme for South Africa (SA) and the rest of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)...
Development Bank of Southern Africa showcases water infrastructure success stories
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) in partnership with National Treasury and the European Union will be hosting a webinar to showcase some of the success stories in addressing South Africa’s water challenges through the Infrastructure...
State of the South African waste industry
The South African waste management industry plays a vital role in keeping our environment clean and can be counted among the most efficient on the African continent. Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste, shares her insights into what can...
Product leadership doesn’t happen by chance
More than six decades of excellence bear testimony to Bell Equipment’s ability to adapt, respond and grow within its expanding South African and international customer base. IMIESA speaks to John Fleetwood, managing director of Bell Equipment Sales...
Xhora Dam showcases design innovation
Located in the Elliotdale District of Mbhashe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, the Xhora Off-channel Storage Dam was built to give greater security of supply to the Xhora Water Supply Scheme (Xhora WSS), which provides potable water to...
Veolia contributes to International Women’s Day through gender diversity
Coinciding with International Women’s Day on 8 March, Veolia Services Southern Africa reaffirms its commitment to achieving workplace equality and the week in which Women’s Day falls, will celebrate all current female employees to encourage younger...
Sustainability
Three solar PV plants refinanced
Norwegian independent power producer (IPP) Scatec revealed that three of its operating solar PV plants with a combined capacity of 190 MW in South Africa have been refinanced. The Kalkbult, Dreunberg, and Linde solar plants are refinanced by...
What does the future of electricity generation look like?
South Africa announced at the Glasgow climate summit that it secured investments of R131 billion from the united nations to assist with the installation of clean energy to accelerate the country’s transition from coal power and minimise pollution....
Ports and railways upgrades essential for economic growth
Leading supplier Bearings International (BI) has welcomed the assertion by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation address on 10 February that the economy cannot grow without efficient ports and railways. “The functioning of our ports...
Future trends in green financing
Green financing is likely to evolve over the next few years, with financial institutions increasingly requiring more accurate measurements of borrowers’ achievements against targets By Khurshid Fazel & Garyn Rapson, Partners at Webber Wentzel...
Opinion
[Expert Insight] The new energy frontier in Africa
The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, which seeks to limit global increase in temperatures to less than 2°C this century, was signed by 195 countries, 33 of which are African. By Patrick Prestele, Frost & Sullivan’s Consultant To achieve this...
SA’s largest renewable energy project completes first AfDB drawdown
The Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) project has achieved its first debt drawdown on the largest renewable energy investment in South Africa to date. The African Development Bank acted as the Mandated Lead Arranger (MLA) and Coordinating...
Industry News
Water department concerned about possible liquid gas chlorine shortages
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has raised concern about possible liquid gas chlorine shortages from its supplier based in Kempton Park, Gauteng, which could affect water supply. “If this were to happen, liquid gas chlorine shortages...
Funding South Africa’s infrastructure spending gap
The government is making critical headway in paving the way for private sector involvement in infrastructure investment, but there are outstanding factors that still need to be resolved if South Africa is to close its substantial infrastructure...
No end in sight to Vaal River sewage problem
Millions of liters in raw sewage continue to flow daily into the Vaal River and there’s little hope the pollution crisis will end any time soon according to activist group, Save the Vaal Environment. The group says it’s been pressing...
Metro News
Water users urged to continue to save water for brighter tomorrow
The Department of Water and Sanitation calls on Gauteng residents to continue saving water despite some small dams in the province being in a stable state, according to this week’s state of reservoirs report issued published by the Department. The...
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...
Johannesburg is accelerating its plans to become a smart city
Lloyd’s, the world’s leading specialist insurance and reinsurance market, announced a new report: Cities at risk – Building a resilient future for the world’s urban centres, published in association with Urban Foresight and Newcastle University....
Engineering
Africa’s growing infrastructure needs and ensuing business opportunities
Infrastructural development is pivotal to all aspects of social and economic transformation. However, inadequate infrastructure remains a major impediment for Africa in realising its full economic growth potential. For instance, a mere 38% of...
Consulting engineers to shine light on Covid-19, climate change, and corruption in Africa
Consulting engineers from across Africa will assemble online next month to discuss some of the key challenges facing the construction and infrastructure sector in the region, including the Covid pandemic, climate change, and corruption, at the 27th...
Sisulu calls on South Africans to embrace Cuban Engineers
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu has called on South Africans to embrace Cuban Engineers who are seconded in the country to assist the government’s efforts on water delivery and related services. The engineers are...
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