Approximately 10 million tons of food is wasted in South Africa annually. However, the Shoprite Group has proposed solutions to resolve the problem through systematic and comprehensive planning. Food waste has an impact on the economy, livelihoods...
The Department of Water and Sanitation today launched a HydroNET Water Control Room in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. The HydroNET is a system that will be used by the country’s Water Management Areas (WMAs) to have access to weather and water information....
Climate change, population growth and urbanisation are placing increasing pressure on South Africa’s water and wastewater infrastructure. Finding sustainable solutions requires a value-engineered approach that looks beyond conventional design, says...
Energy transition has become essential and in efforts to reach net-zero emissions globally – Green Hydrogen presents the opportunity as the fuel for the future. Green hydrogen is created through the use of renewable power to separate water into...
Mariswe has a large and diverse team of technical experts with a proud reputation of excellence in designing and managing transportation construction projects in South Africa and several other African countries. During 2022, Mariswe celebrates its...
A report on the state of South Africa’s water treatment has been released after nine years of research by the Blue Drop and Green Drop Certification Programmes which are forms of Incentive-based Regulation (IBR) pioneered by the South African Water...
Completed some 100 years ago for South African Railways & Harbours, the existing Canelands pipe bridge crosses the Mdloti River in Verulam and features five 33 m spans of 5.5 m deep structural steel trusses. These are simply supported on...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has a mandate to coordinate and implement SDG 6 in South Africa by 2030. WASA catches up with Mark Bannister, chief engineer and SDG 6 coordinator at the DWS, to find out about its implementation and...
Approximately eight Western Cape municipalities have come under fire for unsustainable waste management programmes aggravated by lack of funding and suitable land. The Western Cape province possesses 57 landfill sites in various regions and the...
