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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...
[Hot Seat] Quality assurance for the economy’s unsung heroes
Pumps are at the heart of every fluid transfer system. The APE Pumps and Mather+Platt Group sheds light on how innovation, experience, and skill guarantee the peak pump quality throughout the phases of design, production, installation,...
[Cover Story] BRIDGING DIVIDES: LWUA’S TRANSFORMATIONAL STORY
Since its establishment in 2002, the Lebalelo Water User Association (LWUA) has fostered a unique coalition, encompassing both public sector members from government and private sector stakeholders from mining companies. In an exclusive...
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Revolutionizing South African Business, Says CNG Holdings CEO
Despite challenges surrounding gas shortages and regulatory uncertainties, South Africa is witnessing a transformative shift towards utilizing compressed natural gas (CNG) for various industrial applications. At the forefront of this revolution is...
Interwaste Launches State-of-the-Art Leachate and Effluent Treatment Plant in Mpumalanga
In a groundbreaking move towards environmental sustainability, local waste management giant Interwaste, a subsidiary of Séché Environnement Group, has unveiled its pioneering R100-million leachate and effluent treatment plant in Delmas, Mpumalanga....
From reactive to predictive: digitalisation of the water sector
A large portion of the critical infrastructure on water treatment plants (WTP) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) is electrical. What can be done to optimise and prolong the performance of this equipment? “Electrical equipment like pumps,...
Zutari staff members play key role in conference
Consulting engineering and infrastructure advisory firm – Zutari – played a significant role in organising the 7th WISA Young Water Professionals (YWP) conference in Stellenbosch with over 130 delegates. “Many countries are grappling with problems...
Sustainability
Business needs to plan now for job creation amid transition to a lower-carbon economy
A transition to a lower-carbon economy is occurring rapidly around the world and is critical for South Africa. The transition is being driven both by a realisation of the urgency required to save our environment and by economic reasons and comes...
OPINION | Creating the future of waste management
We can no longer look at waste management with a linear view. We now are seeing national, as well as global, leaders placing more focus on awareness around the ‘throw-away culture’ that many businesses, individuals, and households have – and for...
INDUSTRY INSIGHT | A new JCB distributor for South Africa
Bell Equipment Sales South Africa (BESSA) has been appointed as the South African distributor for the full range of JCB construction equipment from 1 May 2021. IMIESA speaks to Duncan Mashika, managing director, BESSA, about how this development...
Africa’s growing infrastructure needs and ensuing business opportunities
Infrastructural development is pivotal to all aspects of social and economic transformation. However, inadequate infrastructure remains a major impediment for Africa in realising its full economic growth potential. For instance, a mere 38% of...
Reed Exhibitions Africa set on ‘greening’ conferences and reducing waste to landfill
According to the Event Greening Forum, the typical conference attendee produces 1.89kg of waste each day, of which 1.16kg will end up in a landfill. Carmen Wagener, Operations Director of Reed Exhibitions Africa says the company’s waste reduction...
Egypt’s largest solar plant receives a US$ 114 million financing package
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Arab Bank today signed a US$ 114 million financing...
Industry News
SA’s housing crisis requires full participation from public and private sector
The past 18 months have brought into sharper focus the multitude of challenges we face as a nation, and have raised questions on how best to address them going forward. *By James Wilson, CEO, the Amdec Group What has clearly emerged is that the...
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...
Construction industry set to benefit from localisation initiatives
Construction industry knowledge hub Databuild has welcomed recent announcements by the National Treasury and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) regarding locally produced products and materials. “National Treasury’s decision to prohibit...
Water
Metro News
Building safer connections
The newly completed Milpark pedestrian bridge connecting the Milpark precinct to the Rea Vaya Phase 2 trunk route promotes safe pedestrian movement. The Milpark pedestrian bridge, which crosses Barry Hertzog Avenue, is situated in an area that...
Transport facility to modernise travel
After being on the City of Johannesburg’s agenda for 15 years, the state-of-the-art, 50 000 m² Johannesburg International Transport Interchange is nearing completion. With CCTV cameras throughout the facility, good lighting and wide corridors, the...
New mapping tool could help fight COVID-19
A South African water services specialist is developing a GIS tool to help the Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Water and Sanitation, and Health (DoH) to work jointly with municipalities in their fight to...
Engineering
CESA looks to reshape the future
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has set out to mobilise South Africans to transform the country under its 2019 theme: “Reshaping our future together” – “Doing what is right!” In order to execute the theme, which was revealed by CESA...
A hazardous waste winner
As the first high-hazardous landfill to be constructed in Vereeniging, Gauteng, in 24 years, Averda’s Vlakfontein Class A landfill has been built to the latest local and international standards. From planning through to operation, the Averda team...
IMESA welcomes a new president
Last night Randeer Kasserchun was sworn in as the new president of the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA). Kasserchun takes over from Gavin Clunnie who served as head of the organisation for the past two year. “It is...
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