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The Circular Energy Story
During 2017, many currents were moving all at once; the lighting industry faced ever-increasing pressure to become compliant, while industry sectors adopted voluntary product stewardship as an alternative approach, and Patricia Schröder had established an...
Featured
eWASA Speaks Frankly About EPR In South Africa
Launched in 2021, South Africa’s Extended Producer Responsibility system took a then-voluntary approach and turned it mandatory. These regulations have been a key driver of sector growth, building waste management infrastructure, enabling recycling, and creating...
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Magalies Water Turns Crisis Into Innovation
The Klipdrift Modular Treatment Plant is Africa’s largest package water treatment plant and the first in the world to integrate dissolved air flotation (DAF) and sand filtration within a single modular treatment system. “The scale and innovation of the package...
Featured
School Sanitation Solutions That Go Beyond The Toilet Block
Youth Month may have ended, but our commitment to safe, dignified school sanitation for every learner must continue throughout the year. In this article, Kirsten Kelly investigates how BORDA is helping schools provide safer, healthier learning environments while...
Latest
Electricity Is Already Unaffordable – The Green Connection Rejects Another 8.83% Tariff Increase
With public participation concluded and deliberations likely underway, The Green Connection calls on the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to reject Eskom’s proposed 8.83% electricity tariff increase for the 2027/28 financial year....
BCCEI Urges Mining Contractors To Address Growing Compliance Blind Spot
As mining companies continue to outsource operational activities to specialist service providers, the line between mining and civil engineering work is becoming increasingly blurred – and many contractors are exposing themselves to serious...
Transnet And Wabtec Sign R6.6 Billion Agreement To Strengthen Locomotive Fleet Performance
Transnet Engineering (TE) and Wabtec have signed a long-term Material and Technical Support Agreement (MTSA) valued at approximately R6.6 billion to support Transnet’s Class 43D (C30Aci) and 44D (ES40Aci) locomotive fleet. The agreement is aimed at...
Simelane Calls For Disaster Risk Assessments Before Housing Projects
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has called for disaster risk assessments to be integrated into housing delivery, warning that poorly located developments and inadequate infrastructure can expose communities to foreseeable hazards. The...
Transport Month Focus On Moving Bulk Materials More Efficiently
The efficient movement of many bulk materials – including the materials used to build South Africa’s infrastructure – doesn’t just depend on roads, railways and trucks. This Transport Month, heavy equipment manufacturer Astec Industries has...
Pikitup Urges Residents To Protect Bins And Reduce Waste
Pikitup, the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity, is urging residents to safeguard their bins against theft and practise responsible waste management as its 240-litre bin distribution campaign continues across the city. The campaign...
Sustainability
Climate Blind, Weakly Regulated And Costly: SANPC Bill Is Not In Public Interest
The Green Connection recently submitted written comments to Parliament calling for the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) Bill to be withdrawn. The eco-justice organisation warns that the proposed legislation could deepen South...
Eleven Communal Herders Graduate As Professional Trainers In Landmark Moment For Rural Employment
Eleven EcoRangers recently completed the classroom training phase of Meat Naturally Africa’s (MNA) EcoTrainer programme, in what the organisation is calling a significant milestone in an effort to build genuine career pathways for herders in South...
Swarts Calls For Unified Air Quality Management System In Africa
Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Bernice Swarts has called on African leaders to develop a system to transform air quality information management and help improve the lives of millions of Africans who continue to breathe...
Green Connection Questions Israeli Oil Company’s Bid For South African Offshore Block Amid ICJ Case
Environmental justice organisation The Green Connection has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa about reports that Israeli-owned Navitas Petroleum LP is set to become operator of offshore oil and gas exploration Block 1 CBK in the...
South African-Established Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day Gets United Nations Endorsement In 2026
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), often referred to as the ‘nature reserves of the sea’, are ecologically significant areas that protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, habitats and species, while supporting the people who depend on them....
SA, UN Collaborate To Push Towards Sustainable Development Goals
The Government of South Africa and the United Nations in South Africa will on Friday sign a five-year Cooperation Framework Agreement aimed at supporting South Africa’s national development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals...
Events
Industry News
Mantashe, Mahlobo Conduct Joint Oversight Visit To Samancor Dikwena Tailings Facility
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, accompanied by Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo and senior officials from both departments and specialised engineering teams, have conducted a joint oversight visit to...
Ford South Africa Names Angela Weathers Plant Manager for Silverton Manufacturing Operations
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Manufacturing) (Pty) Ltd has announced the appointment of long-standing global manufacturing expert Angela Weathers as Plant Manager of its Silverton Manufacturing Plant, effective August 2026. Weathers joins...
Infrastructure Delivery Is Key To Investor Confidence – Standard Bank Corporate And Investment Banking
South Africa’s infrastructure agenda has become one of the clearest tests of the country’s ability to convert national optimism into visible delivery, with implications for economic growth, investor confidence and the strength of the...
Water
Metro News
Criminal Charges For Ekurhuleni Sewage Pollution
Today (8 October), I accompanied officials who laid criminal charges at Olifantsfontein Police Station against the City of Ekurhuleni and the Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (ERWAT). These charges relate to ongoing pollution from the...
Electrical Cable Fault At Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant Reduces Pumping Capacity At Palmiet Station
Rand Water informs customers and stakeholders of an electrical cable fault at its Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant. The incident has resulted in reduced pumping capacity at the Palmiet Booster Pumping Station. Consequently, areas supplied by these...
Pikitup Working To Restore Normal Waste Collection Services
Pikitup, the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity, sincerely apologises to residents who have been affected by delays in waste collection over the past few days. Reduced operational capacity resulted in some scheduled collections being...
Waste
Engineering
The Blueprint To Fix Local Government Exists – Civil Engineers Have Been Drawing It For Years
Before the next municipal election on 4 November 2026, South Africans will cast their votes knowing what the past five years have delivered: a Gauteng water crisis that left the country’s economic heartland without water for weeks, a Knysna...
How Fair Wages Strengthen Productivity And Margins In Civil Engineering
As civil engineering contractors navigate tight margins in a constrained economic climate, there is growing recognition of the value that predictable employment conditions and fair wage structures bring to the sector. In an intensely competitive...
A South African Success Story In Global Engineering
SRK Consulting (SRK) was founded in Johannesburg in 1974 by Oskar Steffen, Andy Robertson, and Hendrik Kirsten. What began as a small South African practice with a focus on geotechnical engineering in mining, has grown into a global consulting firm...
Technology
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Digital Magazines
ReSource
The official magazine of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) and is endorsed by 12 industry associations. ReSource is only integrated resources and waste management magazine in southern Africa.
- ReSource promotes integrated resources management, with a special focus on waste management and cleaner production and waste to energy initiatives.
- It provides comprehensive coverage of new developments, technologies, legislation and role players in the waste and environmental protection sectors.
- Owing to the organisations with which it is affiliated, the magazine has access to up-to- date news and unique information regarding its industry.
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Water & Sanitation Africa
The official magazine of the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA), the magazine publishes content dealing with the supply, governance, financing, treatment and measurement of water and sanitation in southern Africa.
- The magazine provides industry updates and project information for both the public and private sectors.
- It is a vital source of business intelligence for municipal engineers, process controllers, water scientists, researchers, consulting engineers, plant operators, DWS government officials, treatment specialists and suppliers to the industry.
- Due to the multitude of connections within the industry, Water&Sanitation Africa provides in depth coverage on the latest trends, projects, challenges and opportunities within the sector.
