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Mendy Shozi: Water’s Importance Cannot Be Overstated
Water is scarce, wasted, and taken for granted. It is also a vital source of life and dignity. Mendy Shozi, President of the South Africa Youth Parliament for Water and project manager at Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association, is in her words “water...
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Navigating Resistance: Overcoming Barriers to Regulatory Reform in South Africa’s Water Sector
Introducing new regulations often meets with resistance, and the water sector in South Africa is no exception. Regulation 3630 is an example and stems from various sources, including institutional inertia, stakeholder interests, and socio-economic factors....
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Making Every Drop Count In Gqeberha
Droughts are not new to Gqeberha (formerly called Port Elizabeth). Located in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, Gqeberha experiences a semi-arid climate with erratic rainfall, making it prone to periodic water scarcity. This has inspired a unique partnership...
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Reducing Risk and Building Trust with Bureau Veritas
A world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, Bureau Veritas operates in agri-food, industry, commodities as well as building and infrastructure markets. Water is a critical resource across all these sectors, and as its quality declines, water...
EnviroServ helps Nelson Mandela Bay learners take pride in their appearance
Eighty learners from 16 previously disadvantaged schools in Nelson Mandela Bay have received full school uniforms as part of EnviroServ Waste Management’s Alex Matikinca Dress a Learner programme. From jerseys to shirts, trousers, socks, shoes and...
President Ramaphosa hands over Welisizwe programme bridges
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Welisizwe Rural Bridges Programme remains one of government’s top priorities as these bridges improve the safety, well-being, and access for communities in rural areas. On Wednesday, the President handed over...
CESA’s New President David Leukes calls for translating policy into action ahead of SONA
In a media address held in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) newly appointed President, David Leukes, emphasised the importance of translating policy into action ahead of the South Africa’s State of...
Drought – never waste a good disaster
Over the past few weeks, many celebratory videos and photos have been shared of overflowing supply dams for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM). Kirsten Kelly talks to Matthew Hills, an engineer at NMBM about avoiding dry taps, the...
Product of the month: Rocla’s Twin Eco Leach Pit
“Rocla’s precast concrete toilet unit, which was selected on merit, following the eThekwini Municipality’s pilot project phase, is an eco-friendly, easy to install and cost-effective solution to the massive sanitation needs not only in eThekwini...
Optimising power consumption of wastewater treatment plants
The wastewater industry can respond to climate change by improving energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gases and generating additional energy through biogas. By Hennie Pretorius, industry manager: Water & Wastewater, Endress+Hauser In the...
Sustainability
Welgedacht extension saves wetland
On 6 December 2016, Ekurhuleni’s new mayor, Mzwandile Masina, along with dignitaries from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and other stakeholders, celebrated ERWAT’s extension of the Welgedacht wastewater treatment works (WWTW),...
Studies to address community concerns regarding waste recovery
The Drakenstein Municipality is committed to significantly reducing the amount of its waste that is going to landfill in an environmentally appropriate way. The proposed Waste Recovery, Beneficiation and Energy Project will help meet the...
Top green Eastern Cape companies honoured
The biennial Eastern Cape Top Green Organisation Awards recognises organisations in the province for their achievements in responsible environmental management practices. This year’s entrants showcased compliance with legislation and innovative...
Green buildings at forefront of SA development
The World Green Building Council (WGBC) is representing the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) at this year’s 22nd UN Framework for Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco. The Green Building...
New global GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards launched in SA
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international, independent, standards organisation, launched its new GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards for South Africa on Tuesday. South Africa is the third country to hold an event launching the new...
Will a Trump win make the environment a “loser”?
Op Ed by Frances Ringwood One of the now infamous quips of the Trump campaign has been his tendency to call all those who disagree with him a “loser”. This tick has been parodied on the famous American late night TV shows Saturday Night Live and...
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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...
South Africa’s paper recycling rate is on the up
During 2020, South Africans recycled 1.1 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging, putting the country’s latest paper recovery rate at 73%, up from 68.5% in 2019. This is according to RecyclePaperZA, the paper recycling association, which states...
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Four interesting facts you might not know about South Africa’s provincial economies
Although we know that each province is unique, recent data published by Stats SA provide a portrait of just how special these provincial economies are. South Africa consists of 9 provinces, namely the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape,...
Lenasia residents blocked roads in protest against illegal land grabs
A small group of residents in Lenasia South took to the streets on Tuesday morning, to demonstrate their anger over illegal land occupation in the area. Residents barricaded roads, demanding police to destroy structures built in Extension 4....
KZN will be ready for #Elections2019 despite infrastructure damage from floods
The KwaZulu-Natal department of cooperative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) assured the public that the province would be able to conduct national elections despite recent devastating floods. Severe flooding damaged access roads to some...
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Engineering
Five die in recycling factory wall collapse: Update
Update: News reports have revealed that the five Spanish Nationals of Gambian origin who were killed last Thursday in Birmingham when a one-and-a-half tonne wall collapsed on top of them were all husband and fathers. A fundraising initiative has...
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...
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