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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...
WEC Projects builds water treatment plants for Côte D’Ivoire gold mine
WEC Projects, a South African EPC contractor specialising in water and sewage treatment plants, has completed a contract for the design and engineering of three water treatment plants for Endeavour’s Lafigué Gold Mine situated approximately 120 kms...
EThekwini Metro Embraces Boreholes to Tackle Escalating Water Challenges
In response to a mounting water crisis, the eThekwini Metro has made the decision to implement boreholes in sections of the city grappling with water shortages. This decision comes after a recent water scarcity period, which left northern Durban...
Billions Required for Infrastructure Repair Following Cape Storms
The extensive damage inflicted by the recent Cape region storm, particularly in the Western and Eastern Cape, will result in a multi-billion-dollar repair bill, necessitating continuous infrastructure investment for South Africa. In a report by...
Minister Ramokgopa calls for Pan-African view on Energy Infrastructure at UNESCO’s Africa Energy Week Conference
Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, delivered the keynote address at the second day of the 9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week (AEW) and the 7th Africa Engineering Conference, where he called for a more Pan-African...
Harnessing homegrown engineering talent to drive infrastructure resilience in Africa
In anticipation of the 9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week & 7th Africa Engineering Conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Mustafa B. Shehu, the President-elect of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO), shares his insights on...
Celebrating and growing engineering excellence in Africa
The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is excited to announce the highly anticipated 9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week (AEW) and the 7th Africa Engineering Conference, scheduled to take place from the 25th to the 28th of September 2023 at...
Sustainability
Environmental crime cost hundreds-of-billions annually
On November 17 this year, South Africa’s Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, addressed international officials at the 2nd INTERPOL-UNEP Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Conference in Singapore. “I address this...
Recycling entrepreneur succeeds in Limpopo
Seshego Recycling is making great strides in the recycling industry. Born from Tinus van Niekerk’s vision of setting up a recycling hub in Polokwane, Van Niekerk has grown the business into one of the most successful recycling organisations in...
Chemicals regulatory body honours Responsible Care
At its 77th Annual General Meeting on 4 November 2015, the Chemical and Allied Industries Association (CAIA) announced the 2015 winners of its Responsible Care Award, the Responsible Care Haulier Award and the Responsible Care Initiative of the...
California energy form embarks on hydrogen fuel research
Waste gasification and renewable energy company Sierra Energy has been granted the award of a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the United States’ Department of Defence’s Defense Logistics Agency. Fuel from waste The transportation...
Government gets tough on overzealous printing
The South African Government Printing Works (GPW) has announced that it is considering placing a nominal fee on printed government gazettes to stop office workers from printing pages which end up going straight to recycling. GPW representatives...
Face brick layer improves sustainability and quality of traditional rondavels
Traditional mud brick rondavels can be easily and affordably upgraded to increase thermal efficiency and aesthetics with the addition of a face brick “skin”. Architect and lecturer, Mthembeni Mkhize, has been researching methods to improve on the...
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Without meaningful community engagement infrastructure development projects will fail
“Communities are an integral part of any infrastructure and construction project, they must be seen as rightful participants and the different voices that exist in every community need to be heard – women, the youth, the aged, the disabled, etc....
Infrastructure to pave way for a global recovery from coronavirus pandemic
An ambitious infrastructure build and maintenance programme, consisting of a reliable pipeline of bankable projects using public funding to leverage private and other forms of financing, is key to stimulate economic activity and employment in the...
Sisulu calls on DWS and water boards to support SIU investigations
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu has issued a directive to all accounting officers of the Department of Water and Sanitation and affected Water Boards to provide full support to the work of the Special...
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Opinion: Using data to build a Cape Town for all
By Craig Kesson * The 21st century has brought a new range of urban challenges, compelling cities to become more resilient to the shocks and stresses which they face. Data in all its components forms an integral component of resilience building...
Water stressed Cape reflects on sanitation successes
The City of Cape Town may be dealing with numerous water challenges but against all odds it has managed to make the provision of sanitation a priority. The City’s MMC for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste Services and Energy, Xanthea Limberg,...
Ekurhuleni tackles illegal dumping with extra disposal sites
The Ekurhuleni municipality is hoping to address the issue of illegal dumping in two areas by opening up additional disposal sites. The City recently unveiled two mini disposal sites, which cost R3.3 million, in Leondale and Vosloorus recently to...
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