At the opening ceremony of the WISA2012 conference, the Director General of the Department of Water Affairs, Maxwell Sirenya provided a comprehensive insight into the department’s goals. Here is a brief introduction to the DG’s speech entitled...
The City of Windhoek (CoW) and the Drakenstein Municipality in South Africa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of economic development, trade, tourism, culture, sports and urban planning and land management. Windhoek mayor...
Swaziland’s public transport workers’ union will block all imports from South Africa for 11 days from May 29 as part of a nationwide strike called by unions to press the government on tax and other concessions. “Our intention is to shut down...
With waste to landfill becoming an ever critical concern, particularly in certain regions, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) calls to attention the necessity for managing all waste streams, especially that of organic...
A revolutionary new mobile self contained trailer for oily water separation has been introduced to the local market by environmental management company, Procon Environmental Technologies. Industrial operations in South Africa can now benefit from...
by Harmke Immink, director at carbon advisory firm Promethium Carbon Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and emission reductions from the South African economy have been collected and reported in various forms and for various purposes since 2000. The...
Heavy recent rains are flushing raw sewage into coastal waters, ruining the water quality at popular beaches around the UK just as the bathing season begins, according to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). As it publishes its 2012 Good Beach...
If you thought only Third World countries have water crises, a new documentary asks you to think again. Increasingly, problems are rising to the surface in the United States. Filmmaker Jessica Yu harnesses the celebrity power of actor Jack Black...
In order to accommodate the expected additional sewage flow from new developments in the GaMohale and Magaliesburg areas, the Mogale City Local Municipality embarked on an extension of the Magaliesburg WWTW. Keeping up with community demands...