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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...
Using innovation to enhance customer peace of mind and compliance
Part of the Waco International Group, Sanitech – a sanitation and hygiene services specialist – has access to the latest innovative technologies and designs from around the world. Robert Erasmus, the MD of Sanitech Solutions Many of these...
Market intelligence reports forecast ~32 GW of installed capacity of renewable energy in South Africa by 2030
South African non-profit organisation GreenCape has released the 2024 edition of its annual green economy market intelligence reports. The reports, available to download free from https://www.green-cape.co.za/market-intelligence/, highlight the...
DWS Advocates National Register of Polluters to Combat Water Pollution
Minister: Department of Water & Sanitation (dws.gov.za) emphasizes the imperative need for a national register of polluters to tackle environmental and water source pollution effectively in South Africa. This call to action emerged as a...
Uasa Warns of Looming Water Crisis in Gauteng: Urges Government Action to Prevent “Second Eskom”
Uasa, a trade union, has issued a stark warning regarding the water disruptions in Gauteng, cautioning that if not promptly addressed, the situation could escalate into a crisis akin to the challenges faced by Eskom, South Africa’s...
South Africa Flood Relief: Treasury Allocates R372 Million for Municipalities
In a proactive move to address the devastating effects of recent floods across South Africa, the National Treasury has released R372 million from the Municipal Disaster Response Grant (MDRG). This timely intervention aims to assist municipalities...
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...
Sustainability
Reducing food waste with sustainable packaging
By 2050 the world’s population is predicted to reach 9.1 billion, which will require an increase of 70% food availability. With 33% of food lost or wasted each year, high-performance packaging plays a critical role in today’s global...
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...
Industry News
Experts warn of looming skills shortage in SA construction industry
South Africa could find itself short of skilled construction workers in the next decade, unless retention and skills transfer are prioritised. This according to Njombo Lekula, Southern African managing director of Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC). ...
IZA calls for a new zinc refinery to be built in South Africa
South Africa is in desperate need of a zinc refinery to assist with the vast quantities of galvanized steel likely to be taken up by the government’s ambitious infrastructure development plans. “If we intend to rebuild our water and wastewater...
SA riots – does force majeure apply?
Businesses experiencing disruption from the recent events in South Africa may be able to invoke force majeure clauses in contracts, or the law of supervening impossibility, depending on the circumstances. By Michael Straeuli and Dominic Harris from...
Metro News
City of Tshwane placed under administration
The Gauteng Executive Council has placed the City of Tshwane under provincial administration following current uncertainty and instability within the municipality. Making the announcement on Thursday, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said the decision...
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...
Engineering
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...
3S Media recognised as Publisher of Year
At the 2017 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, 3S Media received recognition as Publisher of the Year: Trade Publications. The annual awards recognise outstanding achievements in the engineering industry, celebrating innovation, quality,...
Excellence in engineering rewarded at #CESAAonAwards 2017
The consulting engineering industry came together last night for another celebration of innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism in the engineering industry. The 2017 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards proved to be...
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