Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has cut the ribbon on Extrupet’s new food-grade polyethylene terephthalate – PET – plastic recycling plant in Cape Town. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/pet-plastic-recycling-plant-opens-in-cape-town-2025-10-24

New research and development about groundwater management models for smarter drought planning has been announced by tertiary education institution Nelson Mandela University (NMU), which notes that its “cutting-edge” hydrogeological models could help protect the vital, but fragile, underground water supply of Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/models-can-optimise-silent-hero-2025-10-17

In a water-scarce country such as South Africa environmental initiatives aimed at water management and marine ecosystem projects – such as Blue Bonds – are paramount and must be implemented, says law firm Webber Wentzel partner Lerato Nkanza.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/sustainable-solution-lauded-2025-10-17

Johannesburg Water, in partnership with Wits Enterprise, which provides strategic consulting services to bring about societal change, announces the launch of a pilot project aimed at improving access to a reliable water supply in informal settlements through the use of underground water sources. https://infrastructurenews.co.za/2025/10/08/johannesburg-water-launches-underground-water-pilot-project-to-improve-supply-to-informal-settlements/

Energy security and affordability have become key policy considerations in many regions, particularly as the global energy transition has entered a more turbulent, complex phase, shaped by infrastructure realities and geopolitical risk, as well as decarbonisation ambitions. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/security-affordability-dominate-policy-considerations-for-a-global-energy-transition-2025-10-08

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dr Dion George has cut the ribbon on Extrupet’s new food-grade polyethylene terephthalate – PET – plastic recycling plant in Cape Town.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/pet-plastic-recycling-plant-opens-in-cape-town-2025-10-08

South Africa is under pressure to reduce waste to landfill and build a circular economy. https://infrastructurenews.co.za/2025/10/06/ewasa-pushing-for-unity-in-south-africas-circular-economy/

Climate change is accelerating environmental, social and governance (ESG) adoption by pushing companies to view sustainability as a source of competitiveness, consistent with the Ecological Modernisation Theory (EMT), says University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Graduate School of Technology Management associate professor Schalk Grobbelaar. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/esg-adoption-driven-by-climate-change-2025-10-03

onstruction of the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) in Cape Town, currently one of the Western Cape’s largest infrastructure projects at a cost of R5.2-billion, has reached 60% completion. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/cape-towns-potsdam-wastewater-plant-upgrade-reaches-60-completion-mark-2025-09-29

South Africa’s recycling initiatives under the extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation are proving positive. https://infrastructurenews.co.za/2025/09/29/new-data-shows-liquid-board-carton-and-pet-plastic-recycling-in-sa-is-on-the-rise/