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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...
Flushing solution for nonsewered sanitation
WEC Projects’ NEWgenerator system is a promising alternative to dangerous pit and chemical toilets, particularly in areas where water is scarce. It addresses sanitation, access to water, and energy independence. Kirsten Kelly interviews Wayne...
Disrupting the sanitation space through collaboration
No single entity–whether the Department of Water and Sanitation or a research institution such as the Water Research Commission– can attain SDG 6.2 in isolation. It is with this collaborative approach in mind that the South African Sanitation...
Bureau Veritas continues on its transformation journey to Shaping a Better Workplace
Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspections and certification services, is continually on a passionate drive to fulfil its mission of shaping a world of trust through its unrivalled expertise, independent and worldwide presence to...
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Elevating African lives through a sanitation revolution
A pioneer in the sanitation space, Envirosan Sanitation Solutions continues to provide the African continent with dignified sanitation solutions that don’t strain water supplies or municipal budgets. Brian Lewis, CEO, Envirosan Sanitation Solutions...
China’s strategy to address South Africa’s logistic and energy challenges
When Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan sought a solution not only for Transnet’s locomotive woes but also to address South Africa’s broader energy and logistical challenges during a recent visit to China, a consortium led by...
Pick n Pay introduces a store focusing on minimising waste
Retail chain Pick n Pay has unveiled a “zero-waste” supermarket in Cape Town as part of its efforts to diminish waste in its operations. The store will experiment with a net-zero waste approach by redirecting food waste to local...
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Start collecting bottle caps for a good cause
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in partnership with Timber Solutions, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Business School are encouraging residents to divert plastic from...
Efficiency programme bridges troubled waters
The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) is an organisation funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) and hosted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Since the NCPC-SA began operating 12...
Envisioning and co-designing a sustainable future for African cities
It was with the powerful phrase in mind: “What if the only way to predict the future is to design it,” that Jeff Robinson, Aurecon’s Sustainable Buildings Group Leader, presented at the Green Building Council South Africa’s annual convention as one...
Utilities and C&I firms boost demand for wind power
Renewable energy firm MAKE Consulting has increased its US wind power outlook for the 2015-2017 period by 3.7 GW. The company says it issued the upgrade due to a surge in demand for wind power as key policies are set to expire. The increase begs...
Ravenswood development scoops first green Edge award
Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) CEO, Brian Wilkinson has revealed that the Ravenswood affordable housing development in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, has become the first residential project in Africa to achieve an Excellence in Design for...
Rethinking recycling: A call to action
By Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council We split the atom. We invented the light bulb. Heck, we not only sent a man to the moon, we brought him back again. Why, then, can we not get recycling right? As the New York...
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Developing a roadmap for the managing of plastic waste in SA
Key role-players in the plastics manufacturing, collection and recycling industries, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and other interested parties participated in the 2020 Plastics Colloquium Feedback session which was...
CESA highlights the importance of value in the quest for quality and sustainable infrastructure
Each year, World Quality Day aims to increase worldwide awareness of the important contribution that quality makes towards both organisational and national growth and prosperity. Falling this year on 12 November, the 2020 theme was Creating...
SAPPMA conducts survey into SA pipe market
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has released the findings of a qualitative and quantitative survey into the plastic pipe market that was conducted earlier this year by LHA Management Consultants. LHA specialises...
Metro News
EThekwini throws defaulting residents a lifeline
The eThekwini Municipality is giving customers who are in arrears on their electrical accounts the opportunity to have their services reinstated by signing an Acknowledgement of Debt in favour of the Municipality for the total outstanding debt....
City making headway on Kommetjie Road Project
The City of Cape Town’s flagship intervention to relieve congestion in the Kommetjie area is progressing well with the City placing asphalt layers on the newly constructed lanes along Kommetjie Road and Ou Kaapse Weg. The project, which is part of...
Online registration now a reality for Environmental Assessment Practitioners
The Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) has officially launched its Online Registration Process for Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAPs) in South Africa. According to the Association the launch,...
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