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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...
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Tsebo Facilities Management Champions Water Conservation in the Workplace
Multiple provinces in the country are grappling with deteriorating water quality and increasingly frequent and lengthy disruptions to water supply. And as a workplace management solutions provider, Tsebo is tackling this reality head-on. “Most of our customers within...
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A New Defender Emerges To Tackle Water Pollution
“Water pollution in South Africa has worsened, and it has worsened largely due to the collapse of municipal governance. By not properly planning for, operating, maintaining or building water and sanitation infrastructure, raw sewage is running down some streets in...
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Can Municipalities Keep The Water Flowing?
South Africa’s growing urbanisation is straining the current water infrastructure, necessitating sustainable water. Having a reliable water supply is tied to social stability, and disruptions undermine community well-being as well as environmental...
Achieving the impossible: Repairing Tongaat WTW in 105 days
The Tongaat Water Treatment Works (TWTW) was one of the hardest hit pieces of water and sanitation infrastructure in last year’s April floods in KwaZulu-Natal. It resulted in water supply issues for nearly 90 000 people. By Kirsten Kelly...
Sustainable practices set to revolutionise the African events industry
Events have a significant economic impact on local, regional, and national economies and are crucial contributors to economic growth and job creation across the globe. In fact, the global business events industry is expected to be worth more than R...
Wind industry hopeful after President prioritises energy sector
SAWEA remains hopeful with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reassurance to prioritize the energy sector through a balanced energy mix that comprises of wind energy at the 5th South Africa Investment Conference. With the 5th South Africa Investment...
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MBA sounds alarm as construction industry faces unscrupulous practices
The Master Builders Association (MBA) North says that five of its long-standing and substantial members went out of business during the course of 2022. Mohau Mphomela, Executive Director at MBA North, says that these bankruptcies indicate the...
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...
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Destitute waste pickers to receive assistance during countrywide lockdown
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries in partnership with the packaging industry have secured a plan to assist waste pickers who have lost their livelihoods during the national lockdown period. “Working with industry and the waste...
Construction industry establishes COVID-19 rapid response task team
The global economy has been thrown into turmoil as the world struggles to combat the spread of COVID-19 with several countries in lockdown or isolation. South Africa has also responded by announcing a total 21-day lockdown, which is a critical...
COVID-19 ripples into the container industry
Whilst South Africa is two weeks into a 21-day lockdown, most of the world has been shaken to its core. An estimated 20% of the global population is in some form of a lockdown and those who are not in government-mandated lockdowns are mostly taking...
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Property developer arrested for stealing water
A Johannesburg Water employee and two developers from the Waterfall Investment Company have been arrested for allegedly stealing water from the City of Johannesburg during the development of Waterfall City. The suspects, Faisel Abrahams, Irvine...
Cape Town reroutes funds for major developments in Dunoon
The City of Cape Town’s Transport and Urban Development Authority (TDA) has announced plans to develop two major infrastructure projects that will transform Dunoon into a well-developed neighbourhood where residents will have access to a...
Mayor condemns hostage situation at Durban Solid Waste
Ethekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede has spoken out against a hostage situation that unfolded at the Durban Solid Waste offices last week Wednesday. In a statement released this week the mayor said the municipality strongly forbids this kind of behaviour...
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The official magazine of the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA), the magazine publishes content dealing with the supply, governance, financing, treatment and measurement of water and sanitation in southern Africa.