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North West to get water restrictions
Areas of the North West province will soon be hit with water restrictions as the ongoing drought intensifies. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is currently in the process […]

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Construction industry should embrace technology
Despite substantial investments, the construction industry is struggling to gain the full benefits of technologies including advanced data and analytics, mobility, automation and robotics. This is the key finding from […]

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R300 million for wastewater treatment plants
In an effort to combat the pollution of rivers, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has set aside more than R300 million to upgrade 26 dysfunctional wastewater treatment works […]

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Tackling the SDGs
Water is central to the achievement of all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Prof. Kevin Urama told those at World Water Week. Urama, who is Senior Advisor to the President […]

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Master Builders – building South Africa together
The South African construction industry came under the spotlight earlier this month as issues impacting the sector and the country at large were addressed at this year’s Master Builders South […]

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New municipal services costing model welcomed

Posted By Danielle Petterson on September 27, 2016 in Metropolitan Municipalities, News, Policy and legislation

The newly released Cost of Municipal Basic Services Report has been welcomed by the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA). The report, by the South African Local Government […]

Articles

WasteCon 2016 will take place from 17 to 21 October 2016 at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg

Wastecon 2016 is around the corner

Posted By Frances on September 29, 2016 in Articles, CDM, Hazardous Waste, Landfills, Medical waste, Policy and legislation, Recycling, Solid waste, Sustainability, Technology, Waste, Waste to Energy

Southern Africa’s premier waste management conference, WasteCon, is around the corner and attendees can look forward to thought-provoking topics and stimulating speakers. The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa […]

Technical papers

Innovative ways to deal with metal theft

Posted By Liesl Frankson on April 12, 2016 in Technical papers

Municipalities have a constitutional mandate to provide for services to communities it serves. These services include Utilities (water, electricity, sewer and waste management), access and mobility, parks and recreation and […]

Multimedia

International Coastal Clean-up beach report

Posted By Frances on September 29, 2016 in Multimedia

Participants report back from South Africa’s beaches about the International Coastal Cleanup’s success locally this year, chatting about the importance of keeping this country’s coastal areas clean and free of […]