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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...
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Water and green building certification tools
Established with a purpose to inspire a built environment in which people and the planet thrive, the Green Building Council of Southern Africa (GBCSA) certifies green buildings. Water conservation plays an important role in its rating tools. “To...
Every drop saved is cause for celebration
Acknowledging progress and celebrating water saving efforts will help in creating a culture of good water stewardship and encourage responsible water use. By #SurplusWater2025 Until recently, very few people and businesses have realised how deep...
Detrimental effects of rolling blackouts on SA’s plastics industry
With the seemingly endless challenges that South Africa and its people face, the driving force behind these challenges seems to be the notorious rolling blackouts that have plagued our country for more than a decade. From manufacturing and...
iLembe region is plays important role in e-waste recycling
The iLembe region is playing an increasingly important role within the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling industry in KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa. *By Shannon Moffett and Paul Jones Not only is the region one of the...
Water Use License applications for hydropower generation explained
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Director-General, Dr Sean Phillips together with a team from DWS Water Use Licence Applications (WULA) met with different stakeholders and Independent Power Producers, to take them through the processes...
Natural gas key to addressing SA’s energy needs today and tomorrow
Energy woes are synonymous with South Africa right now. As the country’s fleet of mostly coal-powered plants struggles to keep up with electricity demand, South Africans are enduring daily power outages that last six to 10 hours a day. ***By NJ...
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The new reality of energy
Consulting engineering and project implementation firm Hatch’s Global managing director of Energy, John Pearson, recently highlighted that approximately 1.4-billion people across the globe survive without electricity – 59% of which are located in...
Renewable energy projects offer new hope for SA’s crisis
South Africa’s electricity network requires considerable reform over the coming decades if the country is to successfully diversify its generation mix to sources other than coal to meet the increasing demand for power. This view is supported by The...
Is that carbon tax on your plate?
The proverbial axe is falling on ‘business as usual` as every industry in South Africa, from mining to manufacturing to retail, is cringing at the thought of rising energy tariffs and the impending implementation of a carbon tax. Stemming the tide...
Tukkies water conservation case study
The objective The University of Pretoria (Tukkies) needed to embark on a water conservation drive. The challenge Current consumption breakdown per area was not quantified, infrastructure was ageing, and internal capacity was not available. The...
UN talks lead to extension of Kyoto Protocol
Countries meeting at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 18) that ended in Doha, Qatar on the weekend agreed on a firm timetable to adopt a universal climate agreement by 2015, and launched a new commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol. They...
AfriSam leads in energy efficiency
Leading construction materials group, AfriSam, has become the first construction materials company to sign the 49M pledge. This step signifies the company’s commitment to the global agenda for energy efficiency and to play a proactive role in...
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Construction in Sub-Saharan Africa slowing down amidst lockdown policies
The construction output growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been revised to 2.3%, down from the previous projection of 3.3% (as of mid-April) and 6.0% in the pre-COVID-19 case (Q4 2019 update). The revision reflects the impact on the...
Construction industry welcomes easing of lockdown
The construction industry has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the country moving to Level 3 as from 01 June 2020. The sector has been calling for an immediate re-activation of live construction sites that were at various stages...
Restaurants chains are increasingly relying on polystyrene packaging
Restaurants and fast food chains are increasingly relying on polystyrene packaging to keep their food hot, hygienic and fresh now that the sale of hot food for home delivery is permitted under Level 4 restrictions. According to Adri Spangenberg,...
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Partnering for water conservation
The eThekwini Municipality is partnering with the Pavilion Shopping Centre to increase awareness of the need to value water and use it wisely. Together the City and the shopping centre will be hosting a Water Wise Weekend event which will bring 20...
DEA embarks on clean-up campaign ahead of Greenest Municipality Awards
Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs Barbara Thomson is set to embark on a clean-up campaign around the streets and beaches of eThekwini ahead of the 8th Greenest Municipality Competition (GMC) to be held in Durban on Tuesday 14 August 2018. As...
Cape Town cuts carbon emissions
The City of Cape Town’s climate change mitigation efforts are starting to pay off as it has managed to reduce its energy-related carbon emissions by 4.1% for the 2012 to 2015 period. This was revealed in the City’s latest State of the Environment...
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