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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...
Africa’s sustainability champion
South Africa-based Protea Chemicals, one of Africa’s largest chemical companies, plays a pivotal role in enabling businesses, manufacturing entities and municipalities throughout the African continent to effectively treat and reuse water. The...
Engineering a new future, developing together
South Africa remains the beloved country; a land of great opportunity – as is the continent of Africa. To express its commitment to the country, the continent and a transformed democratic Africa, Jeffares & Green embarked on a rebranding...
More than mere chemistry
Cross-industry sustainability solutions specialist ImproChem appointed new managing director Graham Sanders on 1 March 2016. Sanders jumps straight into WASA’s Hot Seat to discuss the company’s capabilities and commitment to its customers....
The ultimate constraint
Against the backdrop of climate change, and El Niño, up to his usual tricks, South Africa is in the grip of a crippling drought. It is within this context that WISA 2016 promises to be a riveting, not-to-be-missed conference. South Africa’s current...
Always on top of No Drop
Water boards and municipalities need a reliable revenue stream from the water that they supply, and they must be a reliable supplier of water to their customers. Automatic meter reading systems help water authorities achieve both these objectives....
A continued commitment to the environment
The South African waste management industry is becoming increasingly prominent in the public space, as civil society demands greater accountability from both industry and government. This consciousness, and conscience, of the importance of ethical...
Sustainability
Polystyrene Packaging Council changes name to reflect social upliftment focus
The Polystyrene Packaging Council – the product recovery organisation (PRO) for expanded polystyrene (EPS) and high impact polystyrene (HIPS) in South Africa – has announced that it is changing its name to the Polystyrene Association of South...
Metal packaging organisation encourages recycling ahead of Clean-Up and Recycle Week SA
MetPac-SA, the new industry body representing the interests of the local metal packaging industry, will be joining forces with the various packaging streams in South Africa during the month of September to encourage households to practice mindful...
Bad habits fuel illegal dumping
Statement by the City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for safety, security and social services, alderman JP Smith. The City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement Department recently impounded its 100th vehicle used for illegal dumping. The...
African Chemicals Imbizo promotes growth and investment in local chemical sector
The Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) exhibited and participated at the Third African Chemicals Imbizo at the Moses Mabida Stadium in Durban this week. CAIA Executive Director Deidré Penfold congratulated the Durban Chemical...
Industrial symbiosis wins victory in war on waste and pollution
Over the past three months, over 190 000 tonnes of waste has been diverted from landfill and converted into valuable feedstock for South African industry as part of the Industrial Symbiosis (IS) Programme at the National Cleaner Production Centre...
Sweeping gesture from new broom keeps Sandton clean
Tapping into people’s ability to be agents of change, executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, is facilitating the launch of a monthly volunteer campaign, focused on cleaning the city, and beyond. Sandton call Mashaba has called...
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Colgate’s first recyclable toothpaste tube comes to South Africa
Colgate South Africa has announced the launch of its new Naturals toothpaste range packaged in the company’s first recyclable plastic tube, in a recycled carton box. Most of today’s toothpaste tubes are made from sheets of plastic laminate –...
South African construction sites are hotbeds for organised crime
Contractors are allegedly being held to ransom by criminal gangs who demand protection money in order for construction to continue. Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) says building sites across the country are being taken over by criminal gangs....
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...
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Tshwane’s plans for a waste management revamp
South Africa’s waste management approach faces numerous challenges, particularly as environmentalists call for traditional waste processing measures to be done away with. Limited resources, population growth and poor infrastructure are increasingly...
N2 roadworks construction to resume
Construction is expected to restart on the N2 near Ballito to complete ongoing roadworks, after several months of stoppages at the site. The SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) said it was looking to get construction on site to complete the roadworks...
Construction site disruptions cost projects billions of rands
Construction site invasions by business forums in KwaZulu-Natal have become a problem that has brought the building industry to its knees. This is according to the Association of SA Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). Outgoing president Yunus Bayat told...
Engineering
SAICE awards civil engineering excellence
The annual SAICE-SAFCEC Awards gala event for the Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievements for 2015/2016 took place on 13 October, with industry leaders and dignitaries from across South Africa in attendance. SAICE received more than 30...
Is municipal water re-use the answer to the South Africa water crisis?
By Herman Smit* Diminishing water supplies, population growth, intensification of industry and severe drought are all factors that lead to wastewater re-use as a large part of the answer to the water crisis in South Africa. Direct & Indirect...
Creative engineering for the future
By Dr Kourosh Kayvani As the world becomes increasingly complex, ambiguous and volatile, creative and innovative design must underpin the way we frame and solve problems facing humanity and our environment. Engineering design has obviously always...
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