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Solving environmental law confusion: Lawyer Lizette van der Walt launches innovative app
Lizette van der Walt is a lawyer specialising in environmental law. In her 27 years of experience, she noticed a general confusion around environmental laws in South Africa and decided to help by creating the Enviro Legal app. This app is designed to help users...
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Turning The Tide To Achieve SDG 6
Coming off the back of the WISA 2024 Biennial Conference and Exhibition, we can all agree that accelerated change is needed in achieving SDG 6 by 2030. As we celebrate 30 years of democracy this year and honour women during the month of August, it is fitting that we...
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[Industry Personality] Carin Bosman: Make noise and have a code
The water sector is filled with passionate people, Carin Bosman is one such passionate person, and she serves to remind us of all that water is for the betterment of humanity, and when you are tasked with doing what is right, you have to make some noise. Early on in...
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[Cover Story] 40 years strong: Lethabo Intake Pumping Station’s historic refurbishment
A part of Rand Water’s proactive infrastructure maintenance project comprised the refurbishment of pumps and electrical boards at the Lethabo Intake Pumping Station. This key facility pumps water to ESKOM Lethabo Power Station and supplies over half of Gauteng via the...
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Sustainability
Capitalising on South Africa’s underwater wealth
Over 500 local and international marine scientists and biologists met up last week in Port Edward in KwaZulu-Natal to share knowledge and experiences on the management and governance of the marine and coastal environment in the Western Indian Ocean...
Finding the highway to Zero Waste
Networking, debate and lessons learnt were the order of the day at the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa’s (IWMSA) Eastern Cape branch’s waste management conference held from 14 to 15 October this year . With the theme of The Road to...
SA-Swedish cooperation towards ‘world of our dreams’
On 20 October this year, deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa was in attendance at the Ninth Annual South Africa-Sweden Binational Commission in Stockholm. In his closing remarks presented to a number of distinguished dignitaries including Åsa Romson,...
Multi-million dollar partnership to recover critical raw materials from e-waste
A USD2.3 million European Union (EU) LIFE (financial instrument for the environment) funded project – the Critical Raw Material Closed Loop Recovery – will explore opportunities for obtaining critical raw materials (CRMs) and precious metals from...
Mobilising sustainable energy investment in Africa
The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub launched on Tuesday, October 13 in Abidjan its Annual Report for 2014-2015, which outlines the progress made to date in helping the 44 partner countries create strategic frameworks necessary to...
Unlocking the power of smart grids and decentralising energy production
By Martin Vergunst, business solutions executive at T-Systems South Africa South Africa remains heavily reliant on traditional sources of power generation – with green energy sources contributing just a fraction of the country’s total power output....
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Industry News
Facility management solutions: a boost for SA healthcare facilities
As hospitals around the world are trying to fight the ongoing onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of well-maintained, fully functioning hospitals and clinics is continuously being highlighted. Pandemics and disasters aside, experts...
Opinion
Mitigating risk is more important than ever in the construction industry
As economic recovery slowly picks up, and the industry waits to see whether government’s ambitious infrastructure-led recovery materialises, it’s never been more important for contractors to ensure they are fighting fit and best positioned to take...
How does local government in South African stack up to global rivals
The recent Auditor General of South Africa’s (AGSA) report on the performance of local government has revealed that municipalities are in need of strong governance and better reporting, with only 7.3% of municipalities achieving a clean audit. The...
Metro News
EThekwini to borrow R1bn to fund infrastructure upgrades
The eThekwini Municipality is looking to raise an additional R1 billion to fund capital projects in the City during the 2018/19 financial year. According to the municipality this is necessary to ensure that its service delivery programme is not...
Concrete manufacturers get water wise
Spurred by the recent drought in the Western Cape region the City of Cape Town and the South African Readymix Association (SARMA) have come together to find ways to effectively use effluent water to manufacture concrete and concrete products. Until...
Fixing Joburg’s aging sewage infrastructure fast
A small piece of equipment is making a big difference in the City of Johannesburg’s fight to replace aging sewerage infrastructure fast. The small and simple to operate pipe bursting machine, known as the HammerHead Portaburst PB30, has been put to...
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