The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is calling on citizens to see waste as resource and to start recycling more. According to the Department of Environmental Affairs South Africans generated approximately 54.2 million...
In line with a R187 million expansion project to improve the ageing infrastructure in Buffalo City Municipality, the Reeston Wastewater Treatment Works in East London has undergone an upgrade to increase its capacity to 12.5 Mℓ/day. As part of the...
A delegation of local and international engineering professionals together with a line-up of thought-leaders in Africa’s extractive, construction, energy, food processing, agriculture, water and wastewater, and power generation industries will be...
Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Port of Ngqura has successfully launched the first ever locally manufactured aluminium vessel and according to the TNPA the move is set to unlock big opportunities for the South African boat building...
Following Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s maiden budget, economist Dr Azar Jammine has raised hopes for a “major recovery” in the South African economy, but he warned it was unlikely to happen before 2021. Speaking at AfriSam’s 2019 National Budget...
Researchers in Singapore are set to build a test a new industrial wastewater treatment plant that they believe could potentially reduce the amount of waste by over 90%. The pilot plant is being built by the Separation Technologies Applied Research...
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Zweli Mkhize says several of the municipalities that were identified as dysfunctional have turned the corner and are on the road to recovery. This comes after the department deployed...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is urging Gauteng residents to use water sparingly due to instability in the levels of the dams that form part of the Integrated Vaal River System. This comes as the country moves towards the dry winter...
As the pollution of rivers and dams takes the spotlight for water month, the ROSE Foundation is calling on South Africans to store and recycle used oil responsibly. The water infrastructure in many South African towns and cities is already under...