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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...
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More than just a tank
In New York City, at the end of September 2015, representatives from around the world gathered to adopt a new global agenda for sustainable development. South African tank manufacturer SBS Water Systems was there to witness these ambitious targets,...
Promoting circular economic growth
Climate change, slow economic growth, and a disproportionate reliance on mineral resources pose significant threats to sustainability. By adopting the idea of a circular economy, the effects of these challenges could be mitigated or even overcome....
Marking 50 years of crane excellence
Eqstra 600SA, with its business relationship with Italian crane manufacturer Fassi dating back as far as the 1970s, marked 50 years of Fassi cranes worldwide at Bauma Conexpo Africa, which took place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre from 15 to 18...
Watertight treatment for total efficiency
Many service providers specialise either in engineered solutions or chemistry. ImproChem managing director Louis Du Toit explains how his company is capacitated to bring the two disciplines together for improved cost, risk, and environmental...
Danfoss: Do more with less
Electricity and maintenance are two of the highest operational costs in manufacturing. Selecting the right variable-speed drive (VSD) or other soft-start option will save significant time and money, improving resource efficiency, while creating a...
Resource recovery reliability
The secondary materials economy provides numerous environmental benefits and business opportunities. But without the right equipment, margins shrink and the benefits are lost. That’s why recyclers need reliable machinery that’s stood the test of...
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Plastic chokes Durban’s coastline – SA ranks among worst polluters
Mangrove swamps normally team with life, as small scuttling things make their homes in underground holes and in among thick plant roots. However, when marine scientist Dr Brent Newman visited Durban harbour recently, he was surprised to find not a...
Molewa applauds implementation of SGDs worldwide
Discussions about the overall objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda 2030 are underway in New York at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2017. Environmental Affairs minister Edna Molewa...
Easigas’ new offering for LPG industry
Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) has “excellent properties” that are contributing towards a gas-powered economy, says LPG supplier Easigas. The company says LPG is hard to beat, easy to use, efficient, cost-competitive and environmentally-friendly....
Joburg school is Africa’s first to achieve Green Star rating
Jeppe Park Primary in Johannesburg was recently announced as Africa’s first school to achieve a 4 Star Green Star rating. The school is part of the non-governmental organisation, Streetlight Schools, and boasts a number of green building and...
Tshwane buildings earn 4-star Green Star statuses
Engineering consultant group WSP recently achieved a 4 Star Green Star rating for its Agrivaal building and the newly constructed public building, Batho Pele House. The stars were awarded by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). The site...
New players and experts wanted for LHWP Phase II
Communities which will be disrupted during Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) need to a have buy-in, says the Department of Water and Sanitation. The department along with the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA)...
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Doubling down on plastic bag producers
South Africa’s amended Plastic Bag Regulations and the new Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations raise concerns about double taxation in the plastic bag sector. By Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny & Emma Bleeker In the past, retailers...
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Project Management, the key to service delivery
South Africa is a water-scarce country and the management of its water sources as well as related supply and treatment infrastructure will always be a critical priority. By Leslie van Zyl-Smit* The recent drought conditions experienced in...
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...
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Cape Town rainfalls result in major boost in dam levels
The recent heavy downpours in the Western Cape has resulted in a major boost in dam levels. The biggest dam in the province, the Theewaterskloof Dam, increased by 8.6% since last week bringing the levels up to a healthy 61.7%. Clanwilliam Dam, the...
Joburg water tariff hike has officially come into effect
The City of Johannesburg’s tariff hikes kicked in from 1 July. The announcement was made during the 2019/2020 financial year budget presentation in May. Water tariffs increase by 9.9%, while electricity tariffs have increased by 13.07%....
Local Municipalities demise is South Africa’s biggest threat – OUTA
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is not surprised at the Auditor General of South Africa’s (AGSA) report that governance in local Government has continued to decline to levels never experienced in the history of democratic South Africa....
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Engineering
Alula flies the transformation flag
The recently gazetted BEE Codes of Good Practice have challenged engineering firms, and other sectors of the economy, to transform and diversify. Alula Water took up the challenge, becoming a black-owned, and black women-empowered company, with a...
Is climate change our generation’s World War III?
The following excerpt was originally published on New Republic journal’s web portal by writer Bill McKibben*. The New Republic is an American publication established in 1914 for the purposes of “championing progressive ideas and challenging popular...
Sanral continues investment into pavement engineering
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has made a R30-million endowment to Stellenbosch University to continue to fund the Sanral Chair in Pavement Engineering at the university. The announcement was made in a symbolic ceremony at the...
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