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News

Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Wastewater management is a critical pillar to preserving our water - and environment

Kate Stubbs 8 Jan 2024

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Ennerdale collapse: Who is responsible for safety on landfill sites?

13 Apr 2023

Welcome to the newly appointed executive director: Advancement & Internationalisation, Tandi Mapukata

Higher Education

Welcome to the newly appointed executive director: Advancement & Internationalisation, Tandi Mapukata

Issued by Vaal University of Technology 18 Jan 2022

Groundwater increasingly important, needs to be used wisely

Infrastructure & Utilities

Groundwater increasingly important, needs to be used wisely

22 Jan 2021

How dirty is the Cape Flats groundwater?

Infrastructure & Utilities

How dirty is the Cape Flats groundwater?

Steve Kretzmann 29 Mar 2019

SA's Dr Jackie King wins 2019 Stockholm Water Prize

Environment & Natural Resources

SA's Dr Jackie King wins 2019 Stockholm Water Prize

22 Mar 2019

High levels of E.coli confirmed around the Knysna estuary

Environment & Natural Resources

High levels of E.coli confirmed around the Knysna estuary

13 Mar 2019

Can IoT provide the seeds of growth in Africa?

IoT

Can IoT provide the seeds of growth in Africa?

Reshaad Sha 31 Oct 2018

IoT is a prerequisite for enabling sustainable development

IoT

IoT is a prerequisite for enabling sustainable development

Reshaad Sha 19 Sep 2018

Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu

Accounting & Auditing

Parliamentary push to give the auditor-general more bite

24 May 2018

Gamtoos Irrigation Board will commence its annual maintenance of the canal system, which supplies agricultural water users in the Gamtoos Valley, in May. This upkeep is vital in preventing water losses, as the Kouga Dam which feeds the system is currently at 10.5% capacity (Image supplied)

Agriculture

Desperate times for farmers as seasonal forecast indicates little rainfall

20 Apr 2018

Delaying Day Zero

Food, Water & Energy Security

Delaying Day Zero

Issued by Green Worx Cleaning Solutions 26 Feb 2018

Cape Town should serve as a wake up call for managing water in South Africa

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town should serve as a wake up call for managing water in South Africa

Magalie Bourblanc 14 Feb 2018

The Voëlvlei dam project has been sped up to help Cape Town cope with the drought. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Infrastructure & Utilities

What national government is doing about Cape Town's water crisis

Suné Payne 17 Jan 2018

Mine hits back over West Coast aquifer

Environment & Natural Resources

Mine hits back over West Coast aquifer

Melanie Gosling 19 Oct 2017

West Coast mine water dispute goes to court

Environment & Natural Resources

West Coast mine water dispute goes to court

Melanie Gosling 16 Oct 2017

Elandsfontein phosphate mine. Photo: Kropz

Mining

Activists and state departments fear Elandsfontein mine could damage area

Ashleigh Furlong 20 Sep 2017

Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

Healthcare

Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

1 Sep 2017

Mining company responds to ‘Waiting to Inhale' report

Mining

Mining company responds to ‘Waiting to Inhale' report

30 Aug 2017

The Kouga Dam stands at just 18.6% capacity. Image Supplied

Agriculture

Gamtoos River Valley farmers face dire water cuts

3 Jul 2017

Permits, permission needed for boreholes

Land & Property Law

Permits, permission needed for boreholes

Chantelle Gladwin-Wood and Nonhlanhla Ndlohvu 23 May 2017

Footage reveals flood of sewage into Swartkops River

Infrastructure & Utilities

Footage reveals flood of sewage into Swartkops River

Estelle Ellis 19 Apr 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa third highest exposure to cyber fraud

Cyber Law

Sub-Saharan Africa third highest exposure to cyber fraud

Krevania Pillay 18 Apr 2017

Sun City gardens most water-wise in the country

Hospitality

Sun City gardens most water-wise in the country

21 Oct 2016

Coal and water don't mix

Energy & Mining

Coal and water don't mix

Janine Howard 7 Sep 2016

NJR ZA via - Kouga Dam

Sustainable Farming

Growing concern over water supply for Gamtoos Valley farmers

31 Aug 2016

New self-drive route allows travellers to see Knysna rooted in time

Tourism

New self-drive route allows travellers to see Knysna rooted in time

1 Jul 2016

- Theewaterskloof Dam on 7 June 2016. It is 29% full. At the same time in 2012 it was 52% full. It has the capacity of almost all the other 13 dams supplying Cape Town's water combined. It is the seventh largest dam in the country. Photo: Masixole Feni

Sustainable Farming

Cape Town's precarious water supply

Rejul Bejoy 9 Jun 2016

Sustainable Farming

Free State farmers need tons of feed

22 Jan 2016

Farmers needing to store water bogged down by red tape

Sustainable Farming

Farmers needing to store water bogged down by red tape

21 Jan 2016

Sustainable Farming

How your lawn could save the life of a farm animal

Penwell Dlamini 11 Jan 2016

Surf's up - and so is the sewage

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Surf's up - and so is the sewage

Shanaaz Eggington 28 Dec 2015

New approach to water usage needed

Sustainable Farming

New approach to water usage needed

23 Nov 2015

Farmers concerned over excessive water wastage

Sustainable Farming

Farmers concerned over excessive water wastage

31 Aug 2015

ANC considers limiting number of golf courses

Property

ANC considers limiting number of golf courses

20 Aug 2015

Malapo Country Lodge. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Bosveld Phosphate guilty of water pollution

12 Aug 2015

Drought stalks KZN wildlife

Sustainable Farming

Drought stalks KZN wildlife

23 Jun 2015

$Why SA needs to pursue the potential of gas from fracking$

Energy

Why SA needs to pursue the potential of gas from fracking

Philip Lloyd 12 Jun 2015

FETWater Sustainability: Alignment with sector occupational and professional requirements is key

Sustainable Farming

FETWater Sustainability: Alignment with sector occupational and professional requirements is key

1 Jun 2015

Practical finance plan may put land reform on track

Food Security

Practical finance plan may put land reform on track

Derick van der Walt 1 Apr 2015

Farming sector needs to apply for water use license

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Farming sector needs to apply for water use license

25 Mar 2015

Fracking in SA - A research update from the WRC

Science & Engineering

Fracking in SA - A research update from the WRC

23 Sep 2014

SA's water crisis in danger of deepening

Administration

SA's water crisis in danger of deepening

18 Sep 2014

Green Drop status awarded to Sun City

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Green Drop status awarded to Sun City

13 Aug 2014

Water and gender in spotlight at conference

Environment & Natural Resources

Water and gender in spotlight at conference

14 Apr 2014