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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...
Disrupting the sanitation space through collaboration
No single entity–whether the Department of Water and Sanitation or a research institution such as the Water Research Commission– can attain SDG 6.2 in isolation. It is with this collaborative approach in mind that the South African Sanitation...
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Elevating African lives through a sanitation revolution
A pioneer in the sanitation space, Envirosan Sanitation Solutions continues to provide the African continent with dignified sanitation solutions that don’t strain water supplies or municipal budgets. Brian Lewis, CEO, Envirosan Sanitation Solutions...
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COVER STORY | Bringing the laboratory to the field
Endress+Hauser, a global leader in process automation and measurement instrumentation, believes that water quality testing in the field and laboratory play a crucial role in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) by identifying potential...
Water storage for rural communities
Two existing concrete reservoirs in the rural Makhosini region (part of the Zululand District Municipality) have now been supplemented with two new bulk water storage tanks from the SBS Tanks.“Despite being the largest district in the province of...
Technology makes better mines
Mines consume considerably less water than other sectors (5% compared to industry’s 7%and agriculture’s 61%). Yet water is vital for mining operations, and mines realise substantial benefits when they make their water operations more...
A position statement from WISA on mine water management
The industry, mining and power generation sector accounts for more than 10% of the total annual water use in South Africa. The WISA Mine Water Division has drafted a position paper on water conservation and water demand management (WC/WDM). All...
Sustainability
New infrastructure division for Nedbank
Nedbank CIB has merged its project finance and export credit teams into a repurposed Africa Infrastructure Finance unit. The newly formed Africa Infrastructure Finance unit is client and sector focused, providing a single point of access for...
A positive development for the solar power industry in South Africa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced his department’s intention to expand and prolong the rooftop solar incentive program. This extended initiative will encompass equipment such as inverters and batteries as integral...
South Africa Urged to Embrace Innovation for Effective Waste Management
In the midst of South Africa’s growing waste management crisis, the call to adopt innovative solutions has never been more urgent. The heart of the nation’s environmental discourse revolves around the imperative need to embrace a...
Water: yesterday, today and tomorrow
The WISA YWP-NW together with the Northern Branch of the Groundwater Division (GWD) and the North-West University Geoscience Society (NUGS) held a hybrid event focusing on the different facets of the water sector looking at the past, present...
Disrupting the sanitation space through collaboration
No single entity–whether the Department of Water and Sanitation or a research institution such as the Water Research Commission– can attain SDG 6.2 in isolation. It is with this collaborative approach in mind that the South African Sanitation...
Djibouti set to Africa’s first country to rely on renewables
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to carry out the landmark inauguration of Djibouti’s first-ever wind farm, on Sunday10 September 2023. The inauguration will advance the president’s ambition to make the nation of 1.1 million...
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Solar plant project ahead for SRK Consulting
Gqeberha will see construction starting on an exciting new solar energy plant later this year, and SRK Consulting (South Africa) is among the technical partners working to make this project a reality. According to Brent Cock, Principal Engineering...
CESA responds to National Treasury’s call for cost containment measures
CESA has responded to the National Treasury’s call for cost containment measures to close the fiscal gap – as alluded to in the Sunday Times and several other media publications. By Chris Campbell, CEO of Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA)...
City of Tshwane and Rand Water discuss resolution to water challenges
Rand Water and City of Tshwane resolve to strengthen coordination to ensure consistent water supply within the city. The Ministry of Water and Sanitation, City of Tshwane (CoT) and Rand Water met on Sunday, 03 September 2023, to find a common...
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Johannesburg Water Announces Unplanned Water Shutdown in November
Johannesburg Water has declared an unexpected water shutdown scheduled for November 1st, affecting various suburbs in the Roodepoort and Randburg regions. The impromptu interruption is necessary to address repairs on the GRP pipe connected to the...
City continues to drive awareness on new organic waste regulations for businesses
The City of Cape Town is continuing efforts to notify organic-waste generating businesses that they will soon be required to make alternative plans for disposal of this waste type, or face a fine. The most recent awareness efforts reached 128...
Efforts to Address Water Shortages in Ga-Rankuwa and Hartbeespoort
The City of Tshwane has revealed that it has discovered the cause of the water supply interruption in Ga-Rankuwa and nearby areas. The City of Tshwane cautioned its residents to boil and filter tap water before drinking it – as...
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Engineering
Geotech study by SRK for East London port rehabilitation
As part of the proposed rehabilitation of the century-old Quay Wall 3 at the Port of East London, SRK Consulting has completed a geotechnical investigation to assess ground conditions at the site. Brent Cock, principal engineering geologist at SRK...
Water for a Thirsty Land: new book commemorates SA’s largest civil engineering project – 50 years on
In 1973, South Africa’s largest and most complex civil engineering project undertaken to date was officially opened. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the momentous occasion of the opening of the Gariep Dam, the South African Institution of...
JG AFRIKA EXCELS IN PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARDS
JG Afrika, a renowned engineering and environmental consultancy with over a century of expertise, again excelled in prestigious industry awards in 2023, reaffirming the company’s unwavering commitment to excellence. The company’s Revolutionary...
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