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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
New Carbon Emissions Calculator
A new online tool for businesses, NGOs and governments allows them to consider the effect of, and evaluate ways to improve on their carbon emissions. The Global Calculator has been built by the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change in...
Improving air quality a priority
Air quality is an important factor in the fight against climate change. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM), as the industrial hub of Gauteng has prioritized the improvement of its air quality. This is vitally important due to its high...
Brewing sustainability
What do a brewery and an international conservation organisation have in common? In this instance it’s the need to encourage and support sustainable development of course. The Better Barley Better Beer programme was recently launched by South...
IMESA|CESA Awards Winners Roundup
The IMESA-CESA Biennial Project Excellence Awards 2014 The IMESA Biennial Project Excellence Awards in collaboration with Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is a celebration of the art and science of infrastructure engineering. At last...
Engineering innovations feature at SAICE Awards
Innovative highway interchange design and an ingenious hybrid wastewater treatment solution were among the winning projects at this year’s SAICE National Project Awards, held last Thursday at the Durban ICC Arena. Having won an award at the...
South Africa’s first green taxi rank
The City of Cape Town has unveiled the first ‘green’ transport facility in South Africa that generates its own electricity, enabling it to operate off the electricity grid. The Wallacedene taxi rank is the first public transport facility in the...
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Industry News
Building confidence at all-time low
The FNB Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Building Confidence Index has fallen to an all-time low of 4 in the second quarter of this year, following the 13 recorded in the first quarter of the year. The current level of the index...
AfCFTA delay presents new opportunities for construction, manufacturing
The delay in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which was scheduled to launch in July this year, could provide much-needed breathing room for Africa’s manufacturing and construction sectors. This is...
What the COVID-19 pandemic has taught small businesses
While 75% of small businesses wait for back to business at Level 1 of the COVID-19 pandemic, at this time we need to bank the learnings and continue with the rebuilding process. The pandemic may seem like a once-in-a-lifetime event, the reality is...
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Good news for WC dams amid fears of second drought
Dam levels in the Western Cape have risen to above 60% for the first time since 2016. However reports have emerged that another drought may be heading for the region. Following good rains, the City of Cape Town reported last week that dam levels...
EThekwini urges citizens not to damage infrastructure during protests
The EThekwini Municipality is urging community members to refrain from damaging infrastructure during service delivery protests. This follows protest action in after Chesterville which saw residents’ attack and damage Durban Transport buses...
Ekurhuleni tackles illegal connections
The City of Ekurhuleni has embarked on an illegal connections clean-up operation at the Dukathole informal settlement in Germiston. A multi-disciplinary team led by the municipality’s Energy Department descended on the township in the early hours...
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