Tag: Water Crisis
Solving wastewater woes: How Maskam water transformed operations at a stainless steel engineering company
By Larry Claasen
THE National Stainless Steel Centre (NSS) in Kempton Park, home to 200 staff members, faced mounting pressure from escalating wastewater issues and...
Thermoplastic pipes: A critical solution to South Africa’s water crisis
Thermoplastic pipes: A critical solution to
South Africa’s water crisis
GAUTENG’s ongoing water woes have once again dominated the headlines, highlighting the province’s deepening water...
Government wrestles control for upgrading water infrastructure away from “distressed” municipalities
Government wrestles control for upgrading water infrastructure away from “distressed” municipalities
By Larry Claasen
A change to the Revenue Act opens the way for the Municipal...
DA reiterates call for the Joburg Water board’s dissolution
Issued by Cllr Nicole van Dyk – DA Johannesburg Shadow MMC for Infrastructure
The Democratic Alliance (DA) In Johannesburg welcomes the commitment by Executive Mayor,...
Employ effective water management solutions, Tetra Pak urges industry
Unveiling water and energy saving solutions designed to elevate efficiency and sustainability at customer factory operations.
On World Environment Day, Tetra Pak, a leading provider...
From the “On the Contrary” column – SA Water Crisis: Luke the Dude makes...
“WELL, what do you know,” announced Luke as he hurried into the local Pub & Grill, “Pres Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a Cabinet-level task...
Don’t wait, desalinate: A new approach to water purification
By Jenna Kurtzweil, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
TWO-THIRDS of the Earth's surface is awash with the stuff, but water—specifically, the clean and...
Cape Town’s water: heading in the wrong direction
By Dr Kevin Winter, a researcher at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Future Water Institute.
CAPETONIANS must heed the warning of Day Zero in...
How water tanks are a solution to the water crisis in South Africa
Water is a scarce commodity on the African continent as a whole. The severity of the situation has been brought to the forefront by...
Gauteng facing ‘day zero’ water crisis
The Gauteng provincial government has set up a “war room” to tackle a water crisis in the province, according to a Sunday Times report.
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