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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...
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Zutari shares the vital role of roads
We cannot imagine a world without good roads. Roads allow land-locked farmers to access global markets. It enables regional neighbours to trade seamlessly across borders. It connects cities hungry for expansion. By Willem Davel Zutari believes in...
SANLAM INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCES R46M FUNDING FOR ALIEN FUEL GROUP
Sanlam Investments, one of South Africa’s largest black-owned asset managers in South Africa, reaffirms its commitment to sustainable investing through a new R46 million sustainable infrastructure deal. The Sanlam Investments Sustainable...
RAND WATER DEEPLY CONCERNED BY ESCALATING DEBT FROM MUNICIPALITIES
Rand Water is deeply concerned over the escalating debts caused by municipalities’ failure to honour their bulk water purchase agreements and debt settlement arrangements with Rand Water. This situation highly destabilizes Rand Water’s...
Maximising pulsator clarifying performance
The operation of a pulsator clarifier can be optimised with regards to suction lift and drop times. This can be done by considering the varying turbidity of raw water (low versus high settleable solids) as well as controlling the sludge blanket...
Message to women: build and manage your own environment
The water industry has undergone a significant transformation, with an increase in the proportion of women holding senior and executive positions in local and global organizations. By Bomkazi Vaza, lead: YWP Eastern Cape The recent accomplishments...
Consulting Engineers South Africa welcomes new President David Leukes
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), a voluntary association of approximately 600 consulting engineering member firms, has elected David Leukes as its new President. He was elected at CESA’s 70th Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday, 28...
Sustainability
Private sector needed to achieve SDGs – DWS
Billions in funding is needed to finance projects aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the private sector has a role to play, reports the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). In September 2015, the United Nations...
‘Many misconceptions about sustainable building’ – Concrete Institute
Concrete has a low embodied energy which is an important factor for “green building”, says Bryan Perrie, managing director of The Concrete Institute. Perrie says embodied energy is the energy consumed for the raw material extraction,...
Interested in using treated wastewater for non-potable purposes?
Interested in using treated wastewater for non-potable purposes? Johannesburg Water is investigating water re-use options by inviting its bulk water customers who might be interested in using treated wastewater (effluent) for non-drinking purposes...
Anaergia to manage Bronkhorstspruit biogas plant
The day-to-day operations of South Africa’s first commercial biogas plant are being managed by biogas expert Anaergia Africa , part of the Anaergia international group of companies, effective as of 18 July this year. Sean Thomas, Bio2Watt’s...
Black & Veatch appointed to major local waste-to-energy project
First-of-its-kind renewable energy facility to support South African sustainability and waste management efforts; boost electricity supply Infrastructure planning and implementation firm, Black & Veatch, was selected by MBHE African Power – a...
Roundhill rehabilitation reaches new heights
Rehabilitation of the Roundhill landfill site in the small East London town of Berlin will bring much-needed relief to Buffalo City Metro, residents of Berlin and surrounding areas. Major upgrades to rehabilitate the site were almost complete as of...
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How the marine sector can work towards low carbon shipping
Shipping accounts for 13% of the carbon dioxide emitted by transport. The industry has been set a target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, relative to 2008 levels, but on current trends, they could possibly increase by 250% instead. *By...
South African fashion leader sets clean water example
Water pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges South Africans face. This World Water Day, observed on 22 March 2021, Levi Strauss & Co is one of the growing numbers of corporate citizens actively changing the status quo. The...
OPINION| Lanseria Smart City unlikely to make a big splash in SA’s urban landscape
In his State of the Nation Address on 13 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed that the proposed Lanseria Smart City “is now a reality in the making”, with the draft masterplan completed in November 2020 out for public comment. With South...
Water
Metro News
Load shedding may disrupt Johannesburg water supply
Johannesburg Water has advised residents of the City of Johannesburg to check the load shedding schedule of their respective areas on the Eskom and City Power websites, as power outages affect water supply. In a statement released on Wednesday the...
EThekwini’s eNgonyameni water project well underway
Residents of eNgonyameni in the eThekwinin Municipality will soon have access to safe drinking water thanks to a multi-million rand water project currently being implemented by the city. The eThekwini Municipality announced on Wednesday that it had...
A Re Sebetseng expands to other municipalities
The A Re Sebetseng volunteer clean-up campaign is expanding to the municipalities of Tshwane and Midvaal. A Re Sebetseng was first launched in Johannesburg in August of 2017, and now A Re Sebetseng Gauteng will now seek to broaden the spirit of...
Waste
Engineering
Jewel in green giant’s crown rescued from damp feet
The creation of South Africa’s first gigantic “green city” is the result of the largest mixed-use precinct ever to be built in Tshwane. With the construction of Menlyn Maine, the traditionally residential suburb of Menlyn in Pretoria East has...
Separating fracking science fiction from science fact
New developments are emerging in South Africa’s national conversation on using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology to release shale gas in the Karoo. These include the publication of the updated Regulations for Petroleum Exploration and...
Landfill 2015 to grapple with advances in the waste industry
Thought-leaders and waste industry experts will convene at the bi-annual Landfill conference themed “Advances in Waste Treatment and Engineered Landfill Environment”. The conference and exhibition, set to take place from 15 to 16 September 2015 at...
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