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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...
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Tsebo Facilities Management Champions Water Conservation in the Workplace
Multiple provinces in the country are grappling with deteriorating water quality and increasingly frequent and lengthy disruptions to water supply. And as a workplace management solutions provider, Tsebo is tackling this reality head-on. “Most of our customers within...
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A New Defender Emerges To Tackle Water Pollution
“Water pollution in South Africa has worsened, and it has worsened largely due to the collapse of municipal governance. By not properly planning for, operating, maintaining or building water and sanitation infrastructure, raw sewage is running down some streets in...
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Can Municipalities Keep The Water Flowing?
South Africa’s growing urbanisation is straining the current water infrastructure, necessitating sustainable water. Having a reliable water supply is tied to social stability, and disruptions undermine community well-being as well as environmental...
Revolutionising Logistics: Africa’s First Recycled E-Pallet by Tetra Pak® and Cycliq
Tetra Pak® and Cycliq introduce Africa’s first recycled polyAl-based E-pallet, a game-changer for sustainable logistics. In a landmark development for the African logistics sector, food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak and...
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Trends In The Retail Sector
In today’s fast-evolving retail landscape, the importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria has never been more pronounced. Retailers are now judged not only by their financial performance but also by their commitment to...
S&P Upgrades Eskom’s Credit Ratings from Stable to Positive
S&P Global Ratings Agency (S&P) has upgraded power utility Eskom’s long-term global scale foreign and local currency ratings from stable to positive. S&P affirmed Eskom’s ‘B’ issue rating on the group’s senior unsecured debt from...
Sustainability Takes Root: The Fynbos Building Sets New Standards for Cape Town Living
As Cape Town continues to evolve into a hub for innovative architecture, one project stands out: The Fynbos. Set to redefine urban living and sustainability, The Fynbos has made significant strides since construction began late last year. Developed...
National Treasury Committed To Improving Procurement Systems
National Treasury has asserted that it will take proactive steps to address the areas that need improvement in the country’s procurement systems. An assessment based on the internationally recognised Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems...
Why Do South African Retirement Funds Appear Hesitant To Invest In Infrastructure?
The recent Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) conference raised important discussions about the extent to which South African retirement funds are investing in infrastructure projects. While the retirement fund industry acknowledges the...
Sustainability
We need to talk more about waste management
While waste management tends to take a back seat when discussing climate change and economic development on the global agenda, there is a growing awareness that sustainable waste management practices – with a transition to the circular economy –...
(Business Tech) Good News For Plastic Roads In South Africa
It’s been five years since the first plastic road was laid down in Jeffreys Bay, and the latest update of the road indicates it lasts longer than traditional tar — showing massive potential for the future of road construction in South Africa. In...
National Drive To Change How South Africans Think About Recycling Their Used Packaging
A national drive during Clean-up and Recycle Week (September 16-21) aims to change how South Africans think about recycling their used packaging. It will also uncover some critical insights into what inspires consumers’ recycling behaviour. The...
Predictions for South Africa in 2040
The Picture of Transformation 2040 Report examines the drivers and blockers of transformation in South African society and provides a hypothesis of what 2040 could look like. Siemens South Africa interviewed hundreds of private and public sector...
Bureau Veritas showcases state-of-the-art facility to drive customer-centric processes, sustainability, and services excellence
Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection and certification, has been brokering trust between companies, governments, and society at large for nearly 200 years. Today, the company hosted an open day where various stakeholders were able...
Setting new standards: introducing the Amanzi Recycling Unit
For over 36 years, Werner Pumps has been designing, manufacturing, supplying and maintaining specialist high-pressure jetting equipment, offering locally built units at competitive prices. “We initially imported secondhand load bodies from...
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Surety, Bonds And Guarantees 101: Assurance That Contractual Obligations Will Be Met
In today’s complex business landscape, ensuring trust and reliability is paramount. Whether a company is engaging in construction, mining, logistics, hospitality, institutions of higher learning, property developers, fuel, power, or energy...
(SA News) Green Hydrogen Programme Makes Progress
Since the gazetting of nine Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs) at a Capex value of R300 billion, the Green Hydrogen National Programme (GHNP) has attracted projects with the Capex value of over R800 billion with about 20% of the total investments...
Take Advantage of the 125% Solar Tax Incentive Before It Expires
Businesses that act quickly can still take advantage of the substantial 125% income tax incentive available for solar energy projects completed and operational by this tax year-end (28 February 2025). To meet the deadline for this generous...
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Metro News
City of Johannesburg, City Power ordered to pay Eskom debt
Eskom has obtained a court judgement against the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power for the payment of their R1.073 billion debt. According to Eskom, the city and its local power utility have been defaulting on their account since October...
Smoking out illegal stormwater and sewer connections
For over a decade, the City of Cape Town’s Water Pollution Control Unit has been using smoke tests to combat pollution and sewage overflows as well as high volumes of excess water that can stretch the capacity of wastewater conveyance systems. ...
End of an Era: E-Toll Payments a Thing of the Past in Gauteng
E-toll payments became a thing of the past as of the end of the week, with Gauteng road users no longer being charged for the use of the e-toll network. This followed Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga’s publication in the Government...
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Engineering
The 2024 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards to celebrate innovation and collaboration in engineering
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has announced the launch of the 2024 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, set to take place on 14 August 2024, at Vodacom World, in Midrand. This event will recognise outstanding engineering achievements...
CESA’s Bi-Annual Economic and Capacity Survey reveals record low business confidence amidst rising project cancellations and infrastructure challenges
Business confidence remains a pressing concern in South Africa, with Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) Bi-Annual Economic and Capacity Survey (BECS), for the period for July – December 2023, revealing a 22% decline, reaching a low of...
Measuring approaches and moving forward
Ahead of Nonhlakanipho Tau’s keynote speech at the WISA2024 conference, Water and Sanitation Africa sat down with her to get a better understanding of her work and what to expect from her at the conference. Nonhlakanipho Tau is the Director of...
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The official magazine of the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA), the magazine publishes content dealing with the supply, governance, financing, treatment and measurement of water and sanitation in southern Africa.