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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...
Public-private partnerships best suited to alleviate SA’s water issues
South Africa’s taps are at risk of running dry as its water supply infrastructure comes under mounting pressure. As millions go without reliable in-home water connections, and water supply infrastructure buckles under the pressure of population...
Embracing low carbon buildings for a sustainable, cost-efficient future
Reducing a building’s carbon footprint is challenging, but the benefits are substantial. By Frikkie Malan, Chief Commercial Officer at Remote Metering Solutions Efficient, low-carbon facilities utilise cost-effective solutions to minimise...
Investment key to growth of African transport and logistics sectors
The transport industry in Africa has evolved in recent years due to advancements in technology, changes in trade patterns, and through the emergence of new players in the market. Whilst the industry still faces challenges – infrastructure...
[THOUGHT LEADER] Construction key to unlocking SA’s next employment boom
Following the economic downturn seen over the past couple of years, the South African construction industry is quickly regaining strength and companies are hiring to meet growing demand. By Roelof van den Berg, CEO of the Gap Infrastructure...
eThekwini Municipality approves bold water and sanitation turnaround strategy
The eThekwini Municipality executive council has approved the City’s water and sanitation turnaround strategy – aimed at addressing various water and sanitation issues The municipality said that its water and sanitation unit developed an...
Department calls on mines to register tailing dams
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on mining houses that have not registered their dams on the department’s database to submit their information in order to ensure compliance with dam safety regulations. The department is...
Sustainability
Time to change waste-management behaviour
City of Johannesburg’s Executive Mayor, Mpho Parks Tau spoke to delegates at the Johannesburg Waste Summit 2015 at the Sandton Convention Center on Tuesday 24 March. The purpose of the summit was to engage stakeholders in dialogue about innovative...
Johannesburg’s future for public transport
The City of Johannesburg is implementing long-term and sustainable transport by implementing changes to the transport patterns in Sandton. The main focus is on efficient public transport with bicycle and pedestrian lanes being introduced. The City...
Creating a culture of conservation
A celebration was held at the Wings of Life Community Centre in Diepsloot on 19 March in honour of World Water Day and South African Water Week. Xylem Water Solutions has partnered with Afrika Tikkun and Africa Tikkun Services – their sustainable...
5 reasons soil is key to a sustainable future: Part 2
Soil provides nutrients, water and minerals to plants and trees, stores carbon and is home to billions of insects, small animals, bacteria and many other micro-organisms. Yet the amount of fertile soil on the planet has been diminishing at an...
5 reasons soil is key to a sustainable future: Part 1
It may not be as visually striking as a green forest or appear as vital as fresh water, but plain-looking soil is a natural resource just as essential to sustaining life on Earth. Soil provides nutrients, water and minerals to plants and trees,...
Climate positive data center scoops Swedish world first
The world’s first climate positive data center is now being built in the city of Falun, Sweden. Dubbed “EcoDataCenter” the facility will also be one of the safest in the world,featuring high standards of security. The initiator of EcoDataCenter is...
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Covid-19 pandemic renders construction industry vulnerable to scams
The Covid-19 pandemic has rendered construction businesses even more vulnerable than they may have been prior to the outbreak of the virus. While stringent hygiene protocols may protect their employees from infection, Databuild CEO Morag Evans...
DBSA launches R150m COVID-19 response programme
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has launched its R150m COVID-19 response programmes in South Africa and the SADC region. “We are providing support to various activities that will bolster national and local government capacity...
Pandemic poses risk to SA’s water supply
As the lockdown impacts individuals and companies across the spectrum, prompting job losses and reduced working hours, Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) warns that government may be overlooking the other ways in which the virus is affecting...
Metro News
Cape Town to drop to Level 5 restrictions
Cape Town’s water restrictions will be “conservatively lowered” to Level 5 from 1 October 2018 as dam levels near 70%. The water usage target will be increased from 50 litres to 70 litres per person per day and the daily collective consumption...
eThekwini to transform its transport system
eThekwini plans to strengthen its public transport system by undertaking a tour to study Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Systems in South America. The Executive Committee has tabled a report stating that the head of the eThekwini Transport Authority will...
DWS commits to finalising the Nooitgedacht Water Project
The Department of Water and Sanitation, as the main funder of the Nooitgedacht Low Level Scheme Water Project, has announced that it is fully committed to finalising the project to benefit the residents of Nelson Mandela Bay. The department has now...
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