Bredel hose pump plays an integral role in ‘spud bashing’
The TOMRA Dry Peel Separator (DPS) uses Bredel as a dry-waste pump which enables food processors to reduce water usage and recover the potato...
Protecting reverse osmosis plants through water pre-treatment
REVERSE Osmosis (RO) is a separation technique that is suitable for a wide range of applications, especially when salt and/or dissolved solids need to...
Xylem Successfully Host the Xylem Africa Partner Conference 2023
Partners from across the water sector gather to discover the best ways they can solve water problems for their customers.
Africa overflows with precious resources,...
Greener manufacturing: Hikvision’s efforts to reduce carbon footprint
HIKVISION recognizes that it is important to adapt and evolve every aspect of our operations to move towards a greener footprint. That's why we...
Water and Sanitation soars, with 95% capital spend of City’s largest budget allocation
THE City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate successfully achieved 95% spend of its R2,385 billion capital budget in the 2022/23 financial year.
In a statement, the...
Molteno and Newlands reservoirs ready to continue providing Cape Town with safe drinking water
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate recently successfully completed cleaning the Molteno and Newlands reservoirs as part of its annual proactive water maintenance programme....
Reducing stormwater impacts in renewable energy schemes
By Jennifer Meneghelli, senior civil engineer at SRK Consulting.
RENEWABLE energy projects in South Africa are being developed at a time of equally urgent focus...
Cape Town’s total dam levels top 100%
More rain this past weekend has seen Cape Town’s dam levels reach 100,8%. Last year this time, dam levels were 75,4%. With dam levels increasing,...
New high tech trucks ready to drive sewer blockage clearing services in Cape Town
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate welcomes over 23 highly specialised trucks to its fleet to better aid water and sanitation service delivery in...
Scientists sound alarm on failing water systems
By Steve Kretzmann. Article originally published in GroundUp 23nd June 2023.
ALL four towns that have recorded cholera deaths this year have failing drinking water supply...
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