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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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Cape Town to pilot new sanitation technologies
In partnership with the Water Research Commission (WRC), the City of Cape Town has entered into an agreement to provide sanitation units that recycle water and are low energy, suitable for use during disaster relief or for servicing low-income...
Confronting the pit latrine crisis
From portable toilet hire to septic tank servicing and packaged wastewater treatments plants, Sanitech is South Africa’s largest sanitation company and operates across the entire sanitation value chain. Kirsten Kelly speaks to Robert Erasmus,...
[Thought leadership] Prevention is better than cure
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) 2022 Infrastructure Report Card for South Africa gave the country a ‘D’ grade, the lowest on record, indicating that most of the country’s infrastructure is at ‘risk of failure’ or ‘unfit...
Food waste – a dire consequence of load shedding!
Food waste – a dire consequence of load shedding in an already food insecure country! By Kate Stubbs Loadshedding has led many households, businesses as well as the entire supply chain in the food and catering industry, having to dispose of more...
Sustainable waste management: an attainable goal
Public-private sector investment is desperately needed to ensure that South Africa’s municipalities can modernise and acquire waste processing facilities to divert waste from landfill. The City of Johannesburg alone estimates its investment need in...
Johannesburg Residents Assessing Damage After Severe Hailstorm Hits Gauteng
Numerous Johannesburg residents are facing the aftermath of a powerful hailstorm that struck the city and its environs, resulting in significant destruction, particularly to vehicles and various structures, including carports. According to a Monday...
Sustainability
The future of recycling isn’t what you think
The difference between a circular economy and a recycling economy, and why we should care By Hermann Erdman, CEO of REDISA (Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa) Our dominant linear ‘take-make-consume-dispose’ economy...
Taking the spirit of #WorldOceansDay forward
Last week, in observance of #WorldOceansDay, Plastics|SA launched plans for its annual Clean-Up & Recycle Week SA – taking place from 12 to 17 of September this year. Highlights of 2016’s upcoming activities include a national clean-up and...
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...
World Environment Day inspires tech giant to flex its green muscles
Global technology giant Ricoh has named June “Eco Action Month” – during which time the entire group of companies around the world encourages employees to consider the environment and take action to protect the environment. Ricoh’s South African...
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...
Drakenstein waste-to-energy powers forward
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) recently awarded a grant to MBHE African Power, a South African renewable energy project developer, to support a waste-to-energy project in the Drakenstein Municipality in the Western Cape. The objective...
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Infrastructure recovery hinges on urgent action, innovation
Hopes of a recovery in South Africa’s economic fortunes rely heavily on more infrastructure spending, but the Covid-19 pandemic is further complicating this difficult task; speed and ingenuity are now of the essence, according to SRK Consulting...
IRENA and African Development Bank partner to scale up renewable energy investments in Africa
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the African Development Bank have agreed to jointly support investment in low carbon energy projects, a move expected to advance Africa’s energy transition. The two entities signed a Declaration...
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INSIGHT: How much more can our environment take?
It’s no secret that South Africa’s already ailing economy is taking a massive knock during Covid-19, with water pollution one of the areas surfacing as a ‘must-change’ situation post Covid. But just how seriously are the mega-industries who are...
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Cape Smart Park unrecognisable following vandalism
The multi-million rand Seawinds Smart Park, near Lavender Hill in Cape Town has been reduced to a pile of rubble and ash after criminals vandalised the recreational space developed by the City. The facility, which cost approximately R7.6 million,...
Zamimpilo residents receive access to basic sanitation
The City of Johannesburg recently handed over ablution facilities to the Zamimpilo Informal Settlement community, effectively servicing 1 900 households. The project¸ which forms part of Johannesburg Water’s Basic Services Programme, was aimed at...
Buffalo City pilots smart metering to improve billing process
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is currently piloting a smart metering project in an effort to improve the City’s billing process. According to the municipality the aim of the initiative is to manage electricity usage in a reliable, safe...
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