Ray de Vries has created a unique business by getting ‘water from air’. De Vries says he found a technology on the internet which he adapted to South Africa and its climate conditions. This led him to creating a product that serves as...
Dec 2, 2016
IFAT Environmental Technology Forum Africa, which celebrated its premiere in 2015 in Johannesburg, has positioned itself strongly in the African market. The first edition saw over 2 273 trade visitors from 38 countries engage with 116 exhibitors...
‘SA’s worse drought’ – everyone has been affected by it over the last two years and the problem is not going to evaporate any time soon. So, we might as well get on board to save as much water as we can. South Africa’s...
A Water Action Day was one of the highlights of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Agreement on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, earlier this month. The day was true to its name as it was dedicated to all water-related...
The water flowing out of Bloemfontein taps will be slightly murkier this week as higher amounts of chlorine and lime have been added to the region’s water. This was reportedly done to offset E.coli that was found in the water last week. According...
Africa has seen a decrease in the number and value of construction projects this year, compared to previous years, JP Labuschagne, Deloitte Africa infrastructure & capital projects leader said. He added that global economic headwinds, low...
The UK-aid funded Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF) is working to strengthen Africa’s water security. The facility looks for different approaches that can be used to achieve this through its various infrastructure...
Eight provinces have been declared to be in states of disaster due to the ongoing drought. Because of this, the Department of Water and Sanitation has imposed mandatory water reduction quotas of 15% in all provinces. How these water reduction...
The International Water Association’s World Water Congress addressed the global water challenge which demands imaginative approaches and the adoption of new paradigms and technologies. With more than 5000 of the International Water...
