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Mendy Shozi: Water’s Importance Cannot Be Overstated
Water is scarce, wasted, and taken for granted. It is also a vital source of life and dignity. Mendy Shozi, President of the South Africa Youth Parliament for Water and project manager at Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association, is in her words “water...
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Navigating Resistance: Overcoming Barriers to Regulatory Reform in South Africa’s Water Sector
Introducing new regulations often meets with resistance, and the water sector in South Africa is no exception. Regulation 3630 is an example and stems from various sources, including institutional inertia, stakeholder interests, and socio-economic factors....
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Making Every Drop Count In Gqeberha
Droughts are not new to Gqeberha (formerly called Port Elizabeth). Located in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, Gqeberha experiences a semi-arid climate with erratic rainfall, making it prone to periodic water scarcity. This has inspired a unique partnership...
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Reducing Risk and Building Trust with Bureau Veritas
A world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, Bureau Veritas operates in agri-food, industry, commodities as well as building and infrastructure markets. Water is a critical resource across all these sectors, and as its quality declines, water...
[Product of the month] Roch Distributors supply CEDI technology to the African market
Continuous electro deionisation (CEDI) is a water treatment process that uses a combination of ion-exchange resins, ion-exchange membranes and direct current to continuously deionize water without the need for chemicals. This is used to produce...
SA’s ageing dam infrastructure needs urgent maintenance, recommends Zutari
With the era of large dam building having peaked in South Africa in the 1970s and many dams reaching their 50th anniversary, there is a growing focus on the correct and timeous maintenance and rehabilitation of the country’s dam infrastructure....
From Blueprint to Reality: Enza Civils’ Crucial Role in Shaping SA’s Infrastructure Future
Enza Civils, a division of Enza Construction, is strategically positioning itself to play a pivotal role in addressing South Africa’s pressing infrastructure needs in the water, transport, and energy sectors. As the country grapples with...
Non-revenue water remains SA’s biggest water-use challenge
South Africa’s non-revenue water (NRW) is rising to unsustainable levels, with nearly half the water piped through the country’s infrastructure being lost through leaks, theft or nonpayment. “Water management is everyone’s problem,” highlights...
South Africa Encouraged to Adopt Global Grid-Battery Strategies for Enhanced Energy Stability
South Africa should look to successful strategies from regions like South Australia and California to accelerate the adoption of grid batteries. According to a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD),...
[Cover story] Liquid gold – more than a century of water supply innovation
Founded in 1886, Johannesburg began as a mining shanty town. An increasing concern over water followed the euphoria from the discovery of gold. In 1903, Rand Water was formed by individuals and institutions who instead of pursing riches,...
Sustainability
Opinion
It’s now or never: Why businesses must prioritise environmental action
Climate change is an undeniable fact. According to a recent United Nations’ report, even if all carbon-cutting plans are fully implemented, the planet will still warm by 3.2 degrees Celsius this century. This means the earth will experience...
Woolworths and Standard Bank’s R600-million sustainability funding deal
Standard Bank has partnered with Woolworths Holdings Limited to successfully conclude the first sustainability-linked working capital facility in South Africa to the value of R600 million. This partnership is a testament to Woolworths’ commitment...
Paper grocery and take-away food bags can be collected for recycling
Good news for households and waste collectors – paper grocery and take-away food bags can be collected for recycling Under a new campaign name, “Recycling in the Bag”, Fibre Circle, the producer responsibility organisation for the paper sector,...
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...
Events
Industry News
Municipalities lose up to 40% of water to aging infrastructure
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu led the National Water and Sanitation Summit in Midrand, Gauteng thsi past weekend. The summit aimed to find lasting solutions to challenges facing the sector and to ensure water security and dignified...
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...
[INDUSTRY INSIGHT] Defining the future of networking
Agile, intelligent and scalable networks don’t need ripping out – they need smart solutions that blend the old and the new, explains Mervyn Goliath, managing executive: Data Networks at BCX. Digital transformation, reinvented connectivity and...
Metro News
Multi-Million Rand road construction project to create more than 2300 jobs in KZN
As part of government’s Covid-19 Economic Recovery Strategy, the KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala launched a R292 million road construction project, which will benefit the community of Ndwedwe under iLembe District Municipality. The...
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...
Engineering
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...
CESA calls on government to prioritise local unemployed Engineers
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) CEO Chris Campbell is questioning the decision by the Government to import engineering skills when we have a current situation where our own local engineering skills in the private sector are under-utilized...
World Engineering Day promotes sustainable development
The World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development was proclaimed by UNESCO at its 40th General Conference in 2019. It is celebrated worldwide on 4th March of each year since 2020. The day offers an opportunity to highlight engineers and...
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