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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...
Chemical-free underground toilets for mines
Leon Du Casse, managing director of Bio Sewage Systems, used to own a plastic recycling company. His interest in water was piqued when dealing with wastewater created from washing plastic items to remove pollutants. Today, Du Casse is at the helm...
Water: yesterday, today and tomorrow
The WISA YWP-NW together with the Northern Branch of the Groundwater Division (GWD) and the North-West University Geoscience Society (NUGS) held a hybrid event focusing on the different facets of the water sector looking at the past, present...
Efforts to Address Water Shortages in Ga-Rankuwa and Hartbeespoort
The City of Tshwane has revealed that it has discovered the cause of the water supply interruption in Ga-Rankuwa and nearby areas. The City of Tshwane cautioned its residents to boil and filter tap water before drinking it – as...
The 13th African Public Private Summit (APPP): A Transformative Gathering of Experts and Insights
The 13th African Public Private Summit (APPP) is gearing up to host an extraordinary event that will bring together a remarkable array of speakers, invaluable insights, and a wide range of topics. With an impressive lineup of sessions featuring...
Reservoirs in uMhlanga and Sunningdale recover following water interruption
The eThekwini Municipality has reported the gradual return of water services to most northern regions. However, specific command reservoirs, including uMhlanga 2, Sunningdale Tower, Trenance 1, and Trenance 3, are still in the process of...
Multibillion-Rand PPP Project Set to Redevelop Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town
Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town is set for a major redevelopment as part of a multibillion-rand public-private partnership (PPP) project. The Western Cape government’s Department of Health and Wellness communication deputy director, Mark van...
Sustainability
Green schools enjoy fun-filled awards day
The air was filled with smiling faces at each of Collect-a-Can’s recent school awards ceremonies. Representatives at the Gauteng regional awards ceremony were kept entertained with an interactive drumming-performance hosted by the Drum Tribe. At...
Novus Holdings launches Sustainable Heating solution
Renewable energy company, Sustainable Heating, launched their newest Biomass Steam Plant on 30 November this year at Paarl Media Cape in Milnerton, Western Cape. By using renewable energy in their print facilities, the print leader will witness a...
Packaging SA joins effort to reduce marine debris
Packaging SA has become the latest signatory to the plastics industry’s Global Declaration for Solutions to Marine Litter, highlighting its commitment to finding solutions to combat ocean plastics. “We recognise that plastic packaging is a major...
Holding thumbs for eThekwini landfill
EThekwini Municipality’s Buffelsdraai Landfill Waste to Energy Project has put Durban in the running as a finalist in the C40 Climate Leadership Group Cities Award. The winner will be announced on 3 December 2015 at the COP21 negotiations being...
More fuel for green flooring
The Total South Africa head office building in Rosebank recently contracted leading environmental floor supplier, Kevin Bates Albert Carpets (KBAC) to supply and install all the flooring for the extensive green refurbishment. The major project is...
Contractor takes on Green Star challenge
Pretoria building contractors, J.C. van der Linde & Venter Projects, successfully coped with the challenging demands of complying with the Green Building Council of South Africa’s Green Star rating construction requirements for the...
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Industry News
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...
Opinion
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...
Opinion
Green buildings are key to reducing energy consumption
Construction is a key sector to address South Africa’s housing shortage and infrastructure needs, and thus is unlikely to slow down. The sector is also at the forefront of economic recovery plans as it has the double advantage of being...
Water
Metro News
More than R200bn earmarked for infrastructure development in KZN
With more than R200 billion earmarked for infrastructure development in KwaZulu-Natal over the next seven years and R35 billion set aside for the Port Waterfront development over the next 15 years, the province is fast becoming a construction hot...
Old Cape Town hospital to be converted to R3bn housing development
Conradie Hospital in Cape Town is soon to be the site of a new R3 billion housing development following the Western Cape Cabinet’s decision to approve the project. Speaking at a press briefing this week Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said that...
Ekurhuleni keeping an eye on air polluters across the city
In an effort to identify and tackle harmful emissions the Ekurhuleni Municipality has deployed continuous ambient air quality monitoring systems across the city. Following a feasibility study that identified areas with high concentrations of air...
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