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Solving environmental law confusion: Lawyer Lizette van der Walt launches innovative app
Lizette van der Walt is a lawyer specialising in environmental law. In her 27 years of experience, she noticed a general confusion around environmental laws in South Africa and decided to help by creating the Enviro Legal app. This app is designed to help users...
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Turning The Tide To Achieve SDG 6
Coming off the back of the WISA 2024 Biennial Conference and Exhibition, we can all agree that accelerated change is needed in achieving SDG 6 by 2030. As we celebrate 30 years of democracy this year and honour women during the month of August, it is fitting that we...
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[Industry Personality] Carin Bosman: Make noise and have a code
The water sector is filled with passionate people, Carin Bosman is one such passionate person, and she serves to remind us of all that water is for the betterment of humanity, and when you are tasked with doing what is right, you have to make some noise. Early on in...
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[Cover Story] 40 years strong: Lethabo Intake Pumping Station’s historic refurbishment
A part of Rand Water’s proactive infrastructure maintenance project comprised the refurbishment of pumps and electrical boards at the Lethabo Intake Pumping Station. This key facility pumps water to ESKOM Lethabo Power Station and supplies over half of Gauteng via the...
Capacitating SA’s WWTW’s
Many of South Africa’s wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) are overdesigned and face serious operational and maintenance flaws. Jacques Nieuwoudt, process engineer, AquaPlan Watertreatment Engineering, discusses how the capacity, efficiency and...
A pillar of the waste management community
Buhle Waste is a second-generation family business that is 100% black-owned and -managed. The company strives to achieve excellence in all of its business activities in the communities in which it operates. Buhle Waste strives to be an embodiment...
More than a pump
Globally, up to 10% of energy used in water treatment goes towards pumping water. Grundfos believes that up to 4% of this can be saved by utilising good pumps and systems. The company has designed a range of energy-efficient, smart products...
UD Trucks gaining ground
While the South African truck market declined during 2017, UD Trucks gained some ground in the heavy commercial vehicle segment with the launch of a new range in the middle of the year. The new Croner range, launched in June 2017, helped the...
Atlas Copco to handover concrete and compaction business to Husqvarna Group
Atlas Copco recently announced its decision to divest its concrete and compaction business to Husqvarna Group’s Construction division. The decision comes after the solutions provider decided to intensify its focus on its core technologies through...
Skilled labour shortage threatens logistics profitability – Supply chain expert
A shortage of skilled technology operators is threatening the profitability of the logistics industry. This is according to supply chain expert and General Manager of VSc Solutions Lukas Potgieter. While the logistics industry is geared to quickly...
Sustainability
Nxuba Wind Farm to add to grid
Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 lockdown, the 140 MW Nxuba Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape has begun generating and delivering energy. The Nxuba Wind Farm is one of five projects awarded to Enel Green Power (EGP) South Africa in the fourth...
Low hanging fruit can move SA circular economy efforts forward
South Africa’s – and Africa’s – efforts to move towards a circular economy could be boosted by improved collaboration and partnerships between public sector, private sector and communities; and by decentralising programmes and infrastructure to...
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Covid-19 is driving an important shift in building-design trends
The Covid-19 pandemic is driving important shifts in designing spaces within buildings. This encompasses the provision of fresh air and ventilation, increased monitoring of the internal environment, maintenance and cleaning activities and different...
AfDB concludes R2bn investment in Nedbank SDG-linked bonds
The African Development Bank Group has concluded the investment of R2 billion in Sustainable Development Goals-linked bonds (SDG bonds) issued by Nedbank South Africa. This investment, which is listed on the green bonds segment of the Johannesburg...
Stability in leadership critical to revive Water and Sanitation dept
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation – and the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements have advised that stability in leadership is critical if the...
OPINION: Mines can’t ignore the carbon tax but they can take control of it
According to Air Quality Expert at the European Environment Agency, Alberto Gonzalez Ortiz, the world has seen a dramatic drop in pollution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But this is mainly due to the reduction in Nitrogen Dioxide emitted by road...
Industry News
Plastics industry helps to clean beaches and remove visible litter
Plastics SA supported the World Environment Day (5 June) and World Ocean Day (8 June) by sponsoring plastic bags, as well as gloves, rakes and other resources required for clean-ups that took place around the country. The theme of this year’s World...
ABB Power Grids helps power South Africa to a greener energy future
The move towards decentralised power grids and a large-scale adoption of renewable energy will significantly alter the energy market in South Africa. “The introduction of renewables is making the energy space really interesting right now. This...
Corruption in the construction sector costing SA billions
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa had been left littered with unfinished projects because the construction sector was one of the most corrupt in the country. Graft in the construction sector has cost the...
Water
Metro News
Durban’s Mariannhill landfill site set to close
The award-winning Mariannhill Landfill site is facing imminent closure. eThekwini Municipality has terminated some of its operations and will only accept garden waste, cover material and builders’ rubble at the landfill due to the dwindling...
Waste collection continuing in Ekurhuleni after dismissal of 49 workers
Work has started to clear waste collection backlogs following the dismissal of 49 waste workers in Kempton Park. All depot managers are on alert with regard to management of holding employee meetings during working hours, some of which have led to...
Government must ensure that quality infrastructure is provided in all schools: Zondo
Government must do more to ensure that quality infrastructure is provided in all schools in the country. That’s the call made by deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo. He attended a handover ceremony of a newly revamped primary school in...
Engineering
Gearing up for International No-Dig South Africa 2018
The International No-Dig Conference and Exhibition is coming to South Africa for the first time in 2018, and will bring with it knowledge from across the globe on the latest techniques and trends in trenchless technology. The conference hosted by...
ELB Group reports a return to profitability
Despite political uncertainty, currency volatility and difficult trading conditions the ELB Group has managed to lift itself out of its 2016 financial slump with a return to profitability across all group segments. The engineering solutions...
Engineering sector strike averted
The engineering sector narrowly escaped a strike by National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) workers after the union agreed to sign the wage proposal offered by SEIFSA, a federation of employer associations. Numsa, which represents...
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