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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...
Treatment technology all rounder
Henk Smit, sales director of Vovani Water Products speaks to Water&Sanitation Africa about his company’s one-stop-shop offerings providing convenience and customer satisfaction to the water treatment market. How does your company’s products and...
Going ‘Modular & Mobile’ in municipal water treatment
Technology and solutions provider NuWater is in the process of finalising its first large-scale municipal contract using a completely “Modular & Mobile” plant to provide additional water treatment capacity at an existing facility on a...
Demolishing waste for good
South African mobile equipment supplier AfrEquip is introducing something new to the local market: a fast, simple and effective way for organisations to green their operations and save. Driven by requirements and local mandates such as green waste...
Wood waste hots up
A new type of wood pelleting machine has been developed by German plant making company Amandus Kahl to handle greater capacities and produce a more efficient product. Three years ago, a large US-based wood pelleting firm had Amandus Kahl present...
Turning waste into worth
In South Africa, it is estimated that we have millions of waste tyres lying in dumps and stockpiles, or scattered across the country in residential, industrial and rural areas. Almost 10 million waste tyres are added to this number every year....
The diversity of package and modular treatment
Containerised portable water treatment plants play a vital role in the delivery of water and treatment of waste, especially in hot, water-stressed countries. Water and Sanitation Africa’s latest edition features top manufacturers, installers...
Sustainability
Dumpsites turned into food gardens
The small-scale farmers who turned illegal dumping sites in Marlboro and Lenin in the City of Johannesburg’s Region E into productive commercial food gardens are scaling up to even greater heights. Produce grown by these farmers – many of them...
Waste management industry sees shift towards resource recovery
There has been an increased focus on resource recovery in Southern Africa’s waste management landscape. Moving away from landfilling towards recycling, waste disposal alternatives and waste-to-energy initiatives, the industry at large is embarking...
Wastecon 2016 is around the corner
Southern Africa’s premier waste management conference, WasteCon, is around the corner and attendees can look forward to thought-provoking topics and stimulating speakers. The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA’s) biennial...
Report back from Coastal Clean-up 2016
South Africa recently participated in the 20th year of the annual International Coastal Clean-Up. Coordinators, volunteers and sponsors who participated in this year’s event, described it as one as the biggest and the best since South Africa...
Seven boxes to tick for landfill site compliance
As South Africa’s population continues to grow, landfills need to become more efficient to manage the order of magnitude increase of waste. Meeting this demand is no easy feat for those wanting to build and operate landfills. Averda South Africa’s...
Treasury postpones tyre levy
National Treasury has announced the postponement of the implementation of the environmental tyre levy to 1 February next year. This is subsequent to the Budget 2016 presentation, where the Minister of Finance announced that an environmental levy on...
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Industry News
Water stress can put business models in jeopardy
South Africa’s recent droughts are teaching businesses a life-changing lesson: we can no longer simply assume that clean water will always be available to keep operations running smoothly. According to Gert Nel, partner and principal hydrogeologist...
Road maintenance in SA: challenges, progress, and solutions
“On international road maintenance day today, it is important to recognise challenges around road maintenance but also to acknowledge the progress being made and offer solutions to accelerate the delivery of road maintenance projects.” This is...
R2.5 million partnership formed for water conservation in South Africa
Finish, the world’s no. 1 recommended dishwasher detergent, will be donating R2.5 million between 2020 and 2021 to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to support water conservation efforts in South Africa. The main objective is to help protect...
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Metro News
eThekwini residents left without water after reservoir collapse
A Durban water reservoir has collapsed, leaving many areas without water. It’s alleged that the Mobeni reservoir collapsed due to the damage caused by the recent Durban floods. Source: eNCA
Citizens’ trust in municipal service delivery at an all time low – survey
The sixth South African Citizen Satisfaction Index (SA-csi) shows that citizen satisfaction and trust in municipal service delivery is at an all time low. The SA-csi 2019 index, conducted by Consulta, showed that citizens are unhappy with service...
Cost to repair infrastructure after KZN floods estimated at R 658 million
An interim report tabling the cost of damage to various parts of KwaZulu-Natal following last week’s floods, has revealed that an estimated R 658 million will be needed to repair damaged infrastructure. EThekwini Mayor, Zandile Gumede said...
Engineering
Gouda Wind Farm project secures coveted industry award
In September last year, the Gouda Wind Farm, owned in partnership by the South African company, Aveng, and the Spanish renewable energy company, Acciona Energia, began operations with a generating capability of 423 gigawatt hours of electricity...
Aurecon builds advisory capacity in the Energy and Resources, Built Environment and Infrastructure sectors
The CEO of engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Aurecon, Giam Swiegers, recently announced a number of new leadership appointments as the global firm ramped up its investment in its advisory practice to support a growing demand for...
State-of-the-art polymer testing facility unveiled in Pinetown
A new, upgraded, state-of-the art polymer testing facility has been unveiled in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal. One of only a handful similar facilities in South Africa, the new testing laboratory is specifically aimed at product testing and new product...
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