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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...
Reducing stormwater impacts in renewable energy schemes
Renewable energy projects in South Africa are being developed at a time of equally urgent focus on the country’s water resources; this is therefore a good time for developers to apply low impact development (LID) options in their stormwater...
Global symposium highlights how concrete roads combine sustainability and resilience
The important role of concrete roads for a sustainable as well as resilient infrastructure was emphasised at the recent 14th International Symposium on Concrete Roads in Krakow, Poland, attended by Bryan Perrie, CEO of Cement & Concrete SA...
DWS to advise on measures taken in respect of the Vaal River Pollution Intervention
In an ongoing court application that was launched back in 2018, the High Court of South Africa ordered that the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, file an affidavit outlining all the measures taken for Vaal River Intervention. This is...
Showcasing Innovation at the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards this August
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has announced the date for the 2023 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards. Celebrating excellence in the consulting engineering industry, the awards showcase the important role that infrastructure plays in...
Nedbank calls on SA’s youth to take advantage of emerging green economy
Speaking at the inaugural Climate Action Youth Seminar at the CSIR, Executive Head for Nedbank Foundation , Poovi Pillay, called on South Africa’s youth to take advantage of the opportunities created by the emerging green economy. Pillay described...
Isotopes help hydrologists combat contamination
Identifying the source of water contamination can be achieved with the help of isotopes, which have proved a valuable technology in various applications over the decades. At the Network for Industrially Contaminated Land (Nicola) conference in Cape...
Sustainability
Seven billion dreams. One planet.
World Environment Day (WED) 2015 will be celebrated on Friday 5 June all around the world. WED is the UN’s primary vehicle for promoting proactive international environmental awareness and . Over 40 years, WED has grown to be a broad, global...
Prosperity fund focusses on sustainability
Today, Thursday 28 May 2015, the British High Commission in Pretoria will announce their 2015/16 round of UK Prosperity Fund projects. The event will also celebrate the successes of the previous year’s projects. The Prosperity Fund is the British...
Airport runway receives EIA
SRK Consulting, appointed by Airports Company South Africa, has undertaken the Scoping and Environmental Impact Reporting for the realignment of the runway. The Draft Environmental Impact Report will be released to the public for an eight-week...
Making positive strides in waste reduction
The IWMSA’s WMRIG ‘Waste = Resource Tour’ enlightened attendees on how waste is being managed in the Western Cape. The first stop was the Cape Town Market, one of the oldest and largest fresh produce markets in South Africa that services 50% of the...
South Africa becoming a leader in sustainable energy
Green house gas, South Africa is on its way to becoming a renewable energy leader with billions being invested in creating clean and efficient energy. A recent study revealed that renewable energy including wind and solar benefited South Africa by...
Making sustainable living commonplace
Unilever today announced plans to partner with leading mass movements, Global Citizen and Live Earth: Road to Paris, in line with its ambition to grow its business while reducing its environmental footprint and increasing its positive social...
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“South Africans have the right to know about the costs of government’s nuclear energy plans” – Safcei
The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (Safcei) recently made a number of requests for information in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), following its growing concern about government’s latest push...
Opinion
Explore alternative water sources to enhance water security
South Africa is a water-scarce country and rated the 30th driest in the world; with a rapidly increasing population. This is based on its average rainfall of 500mm compared to the world average of 860mm. The need for water security, particularly...
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...
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Cape Town dam levels continue to improve
The City of Cape Town on Monday announced that dam levels feeding the city had improved to 70 percent of storage capacity over the past week. The announcement came as Cape Town and surrounding areas experienced further heavy rainfall overnight...
Prasa fails to fork out for Cape’s rail enforcement unit
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has failed to hold up its end of a co-funding agreement for a dedicated rail enforcement unit in the City of Cape Town. Prasa came under severe criticism recently from Cape Town’s Mayoral...
Specialised vehicles keep Cape maintenance on track
The City of Cape Town has invested in specialised vehicles and equipment with the aim of fast tracking repairs and improving service delivery. The vehicles are equipped with specialised tools that will allow the City’s newly formed mobile...
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