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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...
CESA acknowledges SANRAL’s shift in Preferential Procurement Policy for infrastructure growth
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) acknowledges the recent decision by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) to withdraw its Preferential Procurement Policy. CEO Chris Campbell states: “We believe this move reflects a...
The wish list: high quality water, low waste volumes
Maximum output, minimum waste is a mantra for every manufacturing process. And nearly every manufacturing process uses water and has a waste stream in some form, which could include sludge. Sludge is one of the main waste streams or by products...
South Africa Urged to Embrace Innovation for Effective Waste Management
In the midst of South Africa’s growing waste management crisis, the call to adopt innovative solutions has never been more urgent. The heart of the nation’s environmental discourse revolves around the imperative need to embrace a...
Insurance innovation is needed to offset the rising risks of climate change
The climate crisis is set to be one of the greatest challenges humanity will face, a watershed moment with protracted effects whether we overcome this predicament or not. Not only will climate change have a significant impact on our current...
Bringing a sustainable water supply to customers
Rand Water – the largest bulk water utility on the African continent – continues to invest in infrastructure and make repair and maintenance a priority. Access to clean water for every South African is a constitutional right. But for this right to...
South Africa’s Deteriorating Infrastructure: Turton Identifies Institutional Failure as the Root Issue
According to water scientist and authority on the subject, Anthony Turton, climate change is poised to exert a significant detrimental impact on the maintenance of South Africa’s water infrastructure. In order to avert a potential...
Sustainability
David Bowie left in the nick of time
By Frances Ringwood As the world mourned iconic glam rocker David Bowie’s passing this week, numerous references were made on social media, at the singer’s Brixton birthplace and outside the gates of his New York home to his other worldly fashion...
Turning waterless toilets into clean water and power
Cheap, waterless toilet that turns waste into clean water and power to be piloted in Africa How it works The toilet’s magic happens when you close the lid. The bottom of the bowl uses a rotation mechanism to sweep the waste into a...
Planet-saving tips for the festive season
Submitted by MPACT Recycling Every year, thousands of tonnes of waste matter are generated through traditional festive season activities. With water shortages wreaking havoc around the country and road travel increasing carbon emissions, it’s the...
Changing strategies for sustainability success
A forward-thinking approach had already paid dividends for KwaZulu-Natal carpeting group Van Dyck Carpets, but PFE International director Dr Mehran Zarrebini believes shifting tactic to incorporate the world-renowned blue ocean strategy would...
Closing the loop on the water cycle
By Hermann Erdmann, CEO at REDISA (Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa) Three billion people will join the global consumer class over the next two decades, accelerating the degradation of natural resources and escalating...
Dangerous goods transport safety training high on 2016 agenda
Thee Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) and the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) met on 3 December 2015 for the annual review of their memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed in 2009. In addition to the normal issues, the...
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R600m lifeline given to cash-strapped water boards
Cash-strapped waterboards have been thrown a R600 million lifeline to stay afloat amid cash shortages compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to lessen the financial burden on hard-hit consumers, there has been no increase on bulk water...
Construction industry banded together to survive COVID-19
As a result of the lockdown in South Africa, 14% of construction companies permanently shut their doors. This is according to a survey by Statistics South Africa released in May 2020. Around the same time, Deloitte also predicted that construction...
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...
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NMB warned not to redirect funds meant for infrastructure
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape has urged the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality not to divert funds meant for infrastructure to other expenses. ANC Eastern Cape secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi said on Sunday that...
Eastern Cape dam levels dip once again
Dam levels in the Eastern Cape have dipped yet again according to the latest report on water levels in the region released by the Department of Water and Sanitation. Dam levels have declined to 61.3% compared to the 61.7% they were at last week....
Electrical issues affecting water supply in Gauteng – Rand Water
Rand Water has urged all residents to use water sparingly while its technicians work hard to restore operations at the Palmiet Pumping Station in Alberton. According to the utility the pumping station was experiencing an electrical issue which was...
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