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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...
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North West on a quest for new sanitation technology
The North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements has embarked on search for alternative sanitation technology that will replace the current ventilated improved pit toilets currently being used. Most of the province is on located...
100 million fully renewable packages in 2016
Food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak expects to deliver over 100 million Tetra Rex Bio-based packages to customers during 2016. The world’s first package made entirely from plant-based materials has gained popularity among...
Getting to know your leachate
Landfill juice. Garbage water. Leachate. Whatever you call it, it can be a problem for landfill operators. Managing leachate can be as high as 30% of a landfill’s operating costs. Before a treatment method can be determined, it’s important to first...
A place for solid waste in SONA 2016
By Frances Ringwood Municipal solid waste has not featured in the forefront of the last two State of the Nation Addresses (SONAs) of 2014 and 2015. This year, off the back of December strike action by municipal rubbish collectors in Johannesburg...
Kusile Ash Dump’s economical environmental solution
Besides generating electricity, Kusile will also generate tons of coal ash, a bi-product that will need discarding in an ash dump with enough storage capacity to last 50 to 60 years. Since coal ash is considered a pollutant to ground water, the...
Nuclear must form part of the energy mix to meet demand
There is a heated debate about South Africa’s proposed adoption of nuclear power. Media coverage about whether nuclear power is the right solution for South Africa is extensive. Is nuclear power the right solution for South Africa? According to...
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Cape Town powers up its own future with increased uptake from IPPs
Cape Town is set to take advantage of the recent Department of Energy’s decision to allow major cities to purchase electricity directly from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The decision is anticipated to be a major fillip for the renewable...
Limpopo residents urged to save water as Dam levels continues to decline
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s weekly status of Dams report indicates that Limpopo provincial water storage has slightly declined this week, from last week’s 56.7% to 56.2%, nevertheless this is an improvement from last year when water...
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How Africa can get more from its minerals
The current state of the mining industry across Africa provides various opportunities for reinvigorating economic growth across the continent. However, there are challenges that stand in the way of Africa’s success, including power supply...
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Municipal housing project stalled after government pulls funding
Johannesburg MMC of Housing, Meshack van Wyk says work on the Riverside Housing Project near Diepsloot has stalled because the Gauteng Provincial Government reduced the City’s Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG). According to Van Wyk the...
Refuse collection disrupted in eThekwini again
The eThekwini Municipality’s waste woes continued this week following yet another announcement of a disruption in the City’s regular refuse collection service. The municipality on Thursday issued a statement notifying residents of Umlazi Township...
Upgrade to Zandvliet WWTW to start in 2019
Work on the City of Cape Town’s R1.5 billion project to upgrade the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works is expected to start in the first half of 2019. This comes after council approved most of the upgrade work last year. The project, which has...
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