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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
Leading green event hosting
By Vicky du Toit One of the criticisms of the event industry is the tendency to create waste. Several years back, the Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees hosted in the Sundays River Valley outside Port Elizabeth, took the decision to “go green”. ...
Call for energy efficiency awards nominations
Each year the Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) Awards Programme recognises outstanding accomplishments of individuals and companies in the energy industry. The Awards are a token of recognition for the commitment to the...
Cape recycled packaging mill changes hands
Following Sappi’s recent announcement of the sale of its Enstra Mill and recycled packaging business, the paper and cardboard giant announced the sale of its Cape Kraft recycled packaging paper Mill to the Golden Era Group. The Golden Era Group is...
Luipaardsvlei Landfill employs green erosion control
When the Luipaardsvlei Landfill site in Roodepoort, Gauteng, needed capping with a Compacted Clay Liner (CCL), it was decided to hydroseed the slopes in order to create an environmentally compatible look. Once King Civil Engineering Contractors had...
Building futuristic workplaces
Office buildings are becoming more futuristic in order to accommodate the needs of changing workforces, changing business practices, new technology, globalisation and client needs. In this interview, Aurecon’s technical director for...
Are smart metering platforms the answer?
By Martin Vergunst, business solutions executive at T-Systems South Africa Our municipalities and our power utility are owed tens of billions of rand by consumers. It is a precarious financial situation that threatens the viability of our...
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Industry News
WISA 2020 is going virtual
Despite South Africa’s lockdown, WISA is forging ahead with the 2020 WISA Biennial Conference and Exhibition which is expected to be bigger, better, and more exciting than ever before. The Covid-19 global pandemic and the subsequent national...
Infrastructure Commission to fast-track projects valued at R340bn
Government will in the coming months expedite the implementation of at least 50 infrastructure projects with a total investment value of more than R340 billion. The fast-tracking of the projects forms part of the reconstruction and recovery of the...
The construction industry cannot afford Covid-19 non-compliance
Failure by construction industry players to comply with Covid-19 hygiene regulations and protocols could lead to site shutdowns which the industry can ill afford. This is according to Databuild CEO Morag Evans. Evans asserts that these delays will...
Water
Metro News
CT to embark on mega wastewater plant upgrade
The City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee is set to embark on a multi-year project to more than double the current capacity of the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project, which will take place over the next six years, will improve the...
Transport committee calls for Prasa’s strategy to deal with burning trains
The Portfolio Committee on Transport is concerned by the recent spate of fires affecting the rail infrastructure in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces. Three trains were reportedly burnt in the Cape Metro and a number of carriages had...
Cape Town receives R553 million funding for water projects
National government has committed a further R553 million to water projects in the City of Cape Town. According to Cape Town Mayor, Patricia De Lille the funds will be used for the Cape Flats, Atlantis, and Table Mountain Group Aquifer recharge...
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