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The Importance Of Hydrological Decision-Support Systems For Sustainable Water Management
In today’s world, with environmental concerns and a growing global population posing significant challenges, it is imperative that we prioritise the sustainable management of our precious water resources. Hydrological decision-support systems are emerging as...
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MTN Business Smart Water: Where Utility Management Meets Intelligence
In today’s increasingly connected and sustainability-driven world, managing water efficiently is not only an economic necessity, but a key responsibility for individuals, businesses, and municipalities. “The MTN Business Smart Water solution addresses this need,...
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Western Cape Water Supply: Overview In Numbers
What is a Blue Drop Risk Rating (BDRR)? The BDRR assessment focuses on critical risk areas within water services provision. This allows the water service institution to identify and prioritise the critical risk areas within its drinking water treatment process and to...
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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...
Ministry Of Water And Sanitation To Inspect The Lesotho Highlands Water Project Tunnel After Closure For Maintenance Work
Members of the media are invited to join Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, together with Deputy Ministers David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlholo to the media tour on the maintenance operation of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)...
Ceenex Helps Thembisile Hani Local Municipality Engineer Water Security
Ceenex, a leading provider of water engineering solutions, recently handed over the new Mathyzensloop Booster Pump Station to Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (THLM). This state-of-the-art infrastructure supplies water to roughly 57,000 people...
CSIR Transport Safety Lab to Help Reduce Road Crashes
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has unveiled the Transport Safety Lab at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to enhance road safety policies and products on the continent. Unveiled on...
EnviroServ Team Boosts Sustainability Hours by 43.4%, Strengthening Community Engagement Across Africa
In an impressive display of commitment to sustainability and environmental well-being, the EnviroServ team completed 1,088.5 hours of community service in 2024, marking a remarkable 43.4% increase from 759 hours in 2023. The increase in volunteer...
Major Water Infrastructure Projects Underway Across South Africa
In the budget speech, the Department of Water and Sanitation has committed to placing emphasis on investment in bulk water supply infrastructure projects whilst vigorously assisting municipalities with water reticulation to ensure that unserved...
Johannesburg Water Pleads With Customers To Be Water Ambassadors
As part of ongoing efforts to protect and conserve our precious water resources, Johannesburg Water is calling on its customers and the wider community to join forces in saving water and promoting sustainable water use. With growing concerns over...
Sustainability
South Africa Encouraged to Adopt Global Grid-Battery Strategies for Enhanced Energy Stability
South Africa should look to successful strategies from regions like South Australia and California to accelerate the adoption of grid batteries. According to a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD),...
Sappi and Enpower sign power purchase agreement
In a move to further decarbonise its footprint Sappi has partnered with Enpower Trading, a National Energy Regulator of South Africa licensed company, for a 175GWh per annum renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Sustainability goals...
Waste management is key to ESG compliance
by Duncan Nortier Business today is not the business of yesterday. It isn’t enough to be merely profitable, companies must adhere to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards – with waste management as an essential element on this...
#WorldEarthDay: Circular economy approach can combat the world’s plastic problem
As we observe #WorldEarthDay on 22 April 2024, Alison Groves, Director: Discipline Lead: Built Ecology, WSP in Africa and John Rammutla, Principal Associate: Highways, WSP in Africa, examine the theme “Planet vs Plastics” – and the role of circular...
Insights into the WULA process
The water use license application (WULA) process balances economic growth and environmental preservation. Nonhlanhla Mnengi, an associate at Webber Wentzel, provides some legal views and updates on regulatory shifts in water use licensing. ...
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...
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Celebrating collaboration and excellence at the 2024 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards
The 2024 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, held in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, on 14th August, celebrated and honoured the outstanding contributions of South Africa’s consulting engineering sector towards infrastructure development...
SA News – Procuring for a better SA
The recently signed Public Procurement Act is expected to reduce bureaucratic delays and curb corruption while also ensuring that taxpayer money is used responsibly. “It is a good move for many reasons,” says Kamogelo Mampane, the Executive...
Construction mafia: how organised crime is holding South Africa’s building industry hostage
Construction is the lifeblood of South Africa, a pivotal sector that houses many professionals- creating many jobs. This critical industry is undercut by a vast network of decentralised illicit groups who have been named, “the construction mafia.”...
Water
Metro News
Diversifying water resource mix essential for supply security, says Mahlobo
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has emphasised the importance of diversifying South Africa’s water resource mix for water security. The Deputy Minister was addressing the Inaugural Built Environment Indaba hosted by the...
RAND WATER RE-AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO BE PART OF THE GAUTENG WATER PROVISION SOLUTION
Rand Water reiterates commitment to its municipal customers that we will continue to be part of the Gauteng Water provision solution. To this effect, we collaborate with Gauteng Metros to ensure integrated water demand and conservation management....
Cape Town Unveils Ambitious R76.4 Billion Budget with Emphasis on Infrastructure
Geordin Hill-Lewis, the Mayor of Cape Town, has introduced a robust draft budget totaling R76.4 billion for the city’s financial year of 2024/25. Notably, the budget sets forth a record-breaking infrastructure investment of R12.1 billion for...
Waste
Engineering
Cambridge researchers break new ground in green cement
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found a way to make cement that’s good for the planet. This new cement, called Cambridge Electric Cement (CEC), could change how we build and help fight climate change. It has the potential to...
UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete
Academics from the University of Cape Town (UCT) joined a network of 450 scientists and industry leaders from around the world in Lausanne, Switzerland to drive forward critical research into making concrete net zero. Concrete and sustainability...
[Hot Seat] Quality assurance for the economy’s unsung heroes
Pumps are at the heart of every fluid transfer system. The APE Pumps and Mather+Platt Group sheds light on how innovation, experience, and skill guarantee the peak pump quality throughout the phases of design, production, installation,...
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