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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...
20 years of moving forward with PVC pipe technology
Celebrating its 20th birthday this year, Sizabantu Piping Systems has grown from a trading company to one providing the marketing and sales function for a major South African thermoplastic pipe manufacturer – Molecor. Sizabantu is a Southern...
From appalling to appealing – wastewater sludge beneficiation
Managing wastewater sludge represents a significant portion of total wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) costs. To reduce this expense, the volume of sludge can be reduced or alternatively beneficiated into biogas or a saleable product. WASA asks...
South Africa and Cuba extend their working relations in the water sector
South Africa and Cuba have signed an agreement for continued cooperation in water resources management and water supply. Signed during the fifth session of the South Africa–Cuba joint steering committee held in Pretoria on November 25, the...
Fast-tracking adoption of water-efficient toilets
The existing toilet use paradigm is water intensive and designed to use a high volume of flush water to transport human waste away. Reduced-flush water toilets are possible and will contribute to decreased water use; however, with water-efficient...
Ambitious Cape Town housing project gets thumbs up
A Cape Town human settlements development is demonstrating how the government working with the private sector can improve people’s lives and grow the country’s economy. This was the position of Public Works and Infrastructure Minister,...
Increasing dam storage capacity through the NatSilt Programme
South Africa has a history of building dams to address water security needs and to provide essential bulk water supply to its population. Several large dams are steadily losing storage capacity each year due to soil erosion and land clearance, with...
Sustainability
SANBWA applauds plastics industry for commitment to recycling
South Africa’s plastic recycling industry was severely challenged but delivered figures that are to be applauded. This is the opinion of South African National Bottled Water Association (SANBWA) CEO, Charlotte Metcalf, who listed the major...
Hydrate and recycle – take care of your health and the environment these holidays
In a few weeks, many South Africans will set off for their annual holiday. Sensible travellers will ensure their beach bags and hiking rucksacks contain sunscreens and hats to protect them and their families from the summer sun, and water to slake...
OPINION | Waste Not, Want Not
According to the CSIR and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment’s “Food waste prevention and management – A Guideline for South Africa”, Johannesburg residents on average, throw away 12kgs of food per person per year. By...
Radical innovation needed to transform the water sector
The urgent need for innovation to address multifaceted and intertwined water-related challenges is becoming increasingly clear, as the public, media, and governments place pressure on the water sector across the world to drive down emissions and...
First carbon registry to reward SMMEs for going green
For the first time, Southern Africa will have a green toolbox to offer small firms extra rewards for cutting pollution. The initiative which forms part of a move to establish the region’s first Carbon Register is being showcased to delegates at the...
New solar project to provide 28m kWh of clean power
A first-of-its-kind 10 MW solar plant in the Northern Cape has reached commercial operation three months ahead of schedule, providing clean energy to Amazon Web Services via the Eskom grid in a new model of private energy procurement called energy...
Industry News
We need to synergize and deliver water to people
The Minister of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Senzo Mchunu, and his deputies were in the Mpumalanga Province for their seventh provincial working session. The purpose of the working session was to engage a variety of stakeholders to fully understand...
An update on flooding in Western Cape catchments
The National Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) provides advisorys regarding floods in some catchments in the Western Cape. As of Saturday, 4 December 2021, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a revised Impact Based Warning for...
Sentiment among civil contractors weakens in Q4
Delays in awarding infrastructure projects are believed to be responsible for confidence in South Africa’s civil construction industry dropping in the fourth quarter of this year. Confidence levels deteriorated despite most of the underlying...
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Metro News
Infrastructure News Round Up | 25 September 2020
Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds. In this weeks installment: Department of Water and Sanitation calls for responsible water...
Groundwater brings relief to Karoo town
Groundwater specialists from SRK Consulting have assisted Prince Albert Local Municipality in the Karoo to ensure a reliable and sustainable supply of groundwater to local communities at Leeu Gamka. According to Ashley America, manager...
KwaZulu-Natal on track with long-term measures to address water scarcity
The Department of Water and Sanitation in KwaZulu-Natal has reiterated its commitment to implement long-term measures to address water scarcity issues in different parts of the province. Department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau said the department is...
Engineering
CESA calls on government to prioritise dependable vaccine roll-out
Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) CEO Chris Campbell says there can be no doubt about the key deliverables which should be a national priority in the coming months. “An...
CESA: The importance of quality, integrity and accountability in SA’s road to recovery
Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) President, Sugen Pillay, presented his presidential message and theme for the year at a virtual event attended by media, CESA members, and infrastructure stakeholders from around South Africa. Pillay...
Government is not doing enough to fast track development, shows survey
The results of two surveys conducted nationwide in November by the South African Geomatics Institute (SAGI) are the latest in a number of surveys conducted over the past year with Built Environment professionals in the private sector, that confirm...
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