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MTN Business Smart Water: Where Utility Management Meets Intelligence
In today’s increasingly connected and sustainability-driven world, managing water efficiently is not only an economic necessity, but a key responsibility for individuals, businesses, and municipalities. “The MTN Business Smart Water solution addresses this need,...
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Western Cape Water Supply: Overview In Numbers
What is a Blue Drop Risk Rating (BDRR)? The BDRR assessment focuses on critical risk areas within water services provision. This allows the water service institution to identify and prioritise the critical risk areas within its drinking water treatment process and to...
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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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Joint project to resolve water and sanitation challenges in Hammanskraal is taking shape
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, together with the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, Cllr Cilliers Brink announced that they will work together to fix the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Hammanskraal. The Minister and...
[IN THE HOT SEAT] Waste management: A critical pillar to economic and sustainable development
As a country, there is no doubt we are facing a magnitude of issues that border on human rights violations – challenges that have a longroad to resolution. By Kate Stubbs Not only are we in the throes of one of the worst power crises the country...
‘Think local’ for solutions to South Africa’s plastic pollution
South Africans who are serious about being part of the solution when it comes to the country’s plastic pollution must ‘think local’ and not adopt technologies embraced by developed nations in the northern hemisphere. This is the advice of South...
Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking recycling figures ahead of World Environment Day
Mpact Recycling, the collection arm of one of the leading recycling companies in South Africa, Mpact Group, is proud to announce the release of its exceptional 2022 figures. The company collected over 700,000 tonnes of recyclables in 2022, a...
Social and stakeholder engagement essential for infrastructure development projects
Behind every successful infrastructure project is an effective stakeholder engagement strategy. This can begin as early as during the design and even concept phase, says Amelia Visagie, Technical Director at leading consulting engineering and...
How South Africans can help mitigate the water crisis
Bringing together government, academia, scientists, business and citizen activists to collaborate on solutions could go a long way towards alleviating a water and wastewater crisis in South Africa. This is according to water and wastewater...
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Challenging South Africans to keep our country clean 365 days a year
South Africa’s National Waste Management Strategy aims to see all South African households in the country’s major centres separating household waste by 2016. As the nation gears up for this year’s Clean-up Week, 14 – 20 September, and Recycle Day,...
European Food Safety Authority gives thumbs-up to local PET recycling process
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids has issued scientific opinion on the safety of the “ExtruPET” recycling process, which is based on trademarked Starlinger IV+...
IFAT Environmental Technology Forum is taking place for the first time in 2015
The IFAT Environmental Technology Forum – Water, Sewage, Refuse and Recycling – Solutions for the Mining and Construction Industry will take place for the first time from September 15 to 18, 2015 co-located with BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA. Messe München...
Gearing up to clean up South Africa this September
September is Clean-up South Africa Month and what better time to celebrate the beauty of spring than to pay homage to our magnificent environment? The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) wants to promote a clean and healthy...
Environmental sustainability ‘in good company’
Tetra Pak is supporting In Good Company 2015, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International’s global platform to engage organisations working with corporate social responsibility, sustainability and forest stewardship. In Good Company was...
‘Cash for Cans’ generates much-needed employment
The “Cash for Cans” initiative assist thousands of unemployed people generate much-needed income for themselves and their families from the collection of empty cans. Run by recycling and can recovery organisation Collect-a-Can, “Cash for Cans”...
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COVID-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call for water security
Urgent action on water security is essential to better prepare societies for future global health crises, say experts at the University of Birmingham in the UK and Northwestern University in the US. In a comment article published in Nature...
CESA: 20 years of promoting collaboration with government for improved infrastructure development
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has long been encouraging partnership and collaboration with government in spurring up infrastructure development, both private and public. News from the industry body this year has highlighted collaboration...
Communities close to waste sites at higher risk of asthma, TB, diabetes & depression – study
A study conducted by a group of scientists has revealed that there are serious health implications for residents living close to waste disposal sites. The team, led by University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) vice-chancellor Rob Slotow, found that those...
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Cape dam levels decline amid rising temps
Dam levels in the City of Cape Town have declined by 0.9% over the last week to 74.8 % of storage capacity. According to the municipality this drop is largely due to evaporation caused by the hot weather as well as a related increase in water...
Planning kicks off on Bonteheuwel Housing Project
The City of Cape Town’s Transport and Urban Development Authority has started with the environmental and land use planning process for a proposed housing project in Bonteheuwel. This was revealed following a recent public meeting at the Bonteheuwel...
Senior Pikitup officials suspended amid fleet tender misconduct
The City of Johannesburg has suspended senior officials who were responsible for processing a Pikitup fleet tender, pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct. The City’s leadership took this step after refuse removal services were...
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