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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...
City reminds the public of potential impact of higher stages of load-shedding
Following Eskom’s move to Stage 6 load-shedding this past weekend, the City reminds the public to be cognisant of the potential impact on City, despite the contingency measures that are in place. It also affects the City’s ability to protect...
JG AFRIKA EXCELS IN PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARDS
JG Afrika, a renowned engineering and environmental consultancy with over a century of expertise, again excelled in prestigious industry awards in 2023, reaffirming the company’s unwavering commitment to excellence. The company’s Revolutionary...
Unlocking Sustainability: The Inner Workings of Wastewater Treatment in Mining Operations
Mining operations are integral to various industries, providing essential resources for manufacturing and infrastructure development. However, the extraction of valuable metals from ore involves the extensive use of water, resulting in mining...
Micromine Unveils 2024 Release: Groundbreaking AI and ESG Innovations Transforming the Future of Mining Technology
Micromine’s 2024 Release showcases AI and ESG innovations, reinforcing the company’s unwavering commitment to pioneering advancements in the mining sector. Dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technology, Micromine introduces a host of...
South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Gains Momentum: IPG Boosts Funding to $9.3 Billion, Cabinet Greenlights Implementation Plan
International Partners Group IPG has officially announced an augmentation in its financial commitment to South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP), raising the total financing from $8.5 billion to $9.3 billion. The...
Solar Panel and Battery Waste: Responsible actions today will safeguard tomorrow
A Surge in Solar Adoption Prompts Calls for Responsible Recycling Practices In a historic shift, 2023 has witnessed a remarkable surge in South Africa’s embrace of solar energy, with corporations and civil society making unprecedented...
Sustainability
Leading e-waste recycling in the Eastern Cape
An electronic waste recycling start-up, based in the Propella Business Incubator in the Eastern Cape, aims to be one of the first companies on the continent to fully recycle electronic waste (e-waste). Propella is a partnership between the Nelson...
African first incentivises recycling through immediacy
By Frances Ringwood Two brothers based in Johannesburg, Christopher and Justin Needham, have recently invested in a business which brings state-of-the-art ‘Reverse Vending Machines’ (RVM) to South Africa. The machines will promote recycling by...
Banking for a better environment
“If you change one thing about yourself, you have the potential to change everything!” This was a closing thought from Brent Lindeque, Good Things Guy and guest speaker at The Glass Recycling Company’s (TGRC) Annual Green Dialogues held last week....
Changing the waste management landscape
During the past two years, South Africa’s waste management industry has witnessed updates to the National Waste Management Act. Proper and professional waste management practices are advocated, and the implementation of environmentally conscious...
Green building to address climate change
Leaders in the green building industry have highlighted its potential to address both climate change and unemployment in South Africa. “The built environment offers one of the biggest climate change mitigation opportunities and it’s backed by a...
Corporate calls for sustainability first
Around 200 leaders from business, national and local government, NGOs, academia and media, and top local influencers including Graça Machel, gathered recently for the Unilever Collective Action Business Breakfast to discuss how implementation of...
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Transform SA’s water, energy and transport assets in 2021
There really is no time like the present to find a way to ‘sweat’ the country’s existing assets more effectively and efficiently to achieve service delivery, contain costs, and give the country’s fiscus more room to flex its financial muscle. Doing...
Opinion
Making the Construction Charter work for your company
By taking a strategic approach, construction companies can turn compliance with the Construction Charter from a bugbear into a success lever. By Allon Raiz, CEO, Raizcorp Everybody knows that the construction industry has been reeling for a number...
CESA calls on government to prioritise dependable vaccine roll-out
Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) CEO Chris Campbell says there can be no doubt about the key deliverables which should be a national priority in the coming months. “An...
Metro News
Structural defects prompt city to close Joburg’s M2 motorway
The City of Johannesburg has taken the decision to close the M2 motorway between the Crown Interchange and Maritzburg Street after serious concerns were raised around the structural integrity of some of its bridges. In a statement released on...
Cape Town calls for comments on draft water strategy
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to provide feedback on its Draft Water Strategy which opened for public comment on Friday. The strategy, which aims to ensure that the City will be more resilient to future droughts, outlines the...
Load shedding jeopardising Johannesburg water supply
As load shedding plagued the country this past week Johannesburg residents were faced with the reality that their water supply could also be jeopardised by the rolling blackouts. In a statement released this week Johannesburg MMC for Environment...
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