Project Updates

Built in partnership with Talbot, this state-of-the-art water treatment and recovery plant in Kariega makes the poultry producer one of the largest contributors to water sustainability in the Eastern Cape Blaine Nell, left, Sovereign’s group commercial manager, and Grahame Thompson, Talbot’s executive director, at the opening of Sovereign’s new water treatment and recovery plant in […]

TalbotAnalytics, Software as a Service (SaaS), developed by water solutions provider Talbot, uses data and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable mining operations in South Africa to efficiently use data from smart water meters to manage and improve mine water use and treatment processes. Using a holistic approach, TalbotAnalytics enhances water-risk measures and improves water security for mining operations. This ensures the mines are future-proofed in terms of environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance, as well as water management and system efficiency.

We are delighted to share that Talbot has been shortlisted in two categories for the 2024 Environment Analyst Sustainability Delivery Awards Transformational Partnership Award Water Company of the Year The winners will be announced live at the Sustainability Delivery Awards Ceremony on 25 June in Boston, Massachusetts. Watch this space! Congratulations to the Talbot team for continuing to deliver real impact

We are proud to announce that our Water Laboratory is now open. Talbot owns and operates state-of-the-art SANAS-accredited water laboratories as well as a network of self-help depots across South Africa. Proudly South AfricanTM with a Level 1 B-BBEE rating, these facilities have been purpose-built to provide a range of microbiological, organic, and inorganic environmental

With water-shedding fast becoming a grim South African reality, mines are taking steps to reduce their reliance on the water grid. Talbot specialises in helping large companies, including those in the mining and mineral resources sector, optimise their water resources so that they can protect themselves against the increasing risks of crippling water shortages, failing

OPINION PIECE You’d be hard pressed to think of any industry or production process that doesn’t – in some way – rely on water. Whether we’re talking about electronics, food processing, hospitality, textiles, mining, cosmetics, power production or automotives, each one of these sectors needs water to survive. In the same way that water sustains

WaterCAN and Adopt-a-River wants national government to intervene in Durban pollution crisis. WaterCAN, a water-focused initiative driven by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and Adopt-a-River, a KZN based non-profit organisation working on key waterways, have joined hands on one of Durban’s key river systems. The two groups of water activists have committed to undertake

While levels are at an allowed level at these beaches, samples from the Umgeni River are still at hazardous level With high temperatures being experienced throughout KZN, Durban residents can confidently visit open beaches to cool down as water tested in the past week shows acceptable E.Coli levels. The tests done by Talbot, which offers

Durban – The effects of this year’s flooding are still being felt, after warnings from the eThekwini Municipality and Talbot – a water treatment service company – stated that beaches along the Durban coastline and some rivers are not safe for use. After the city’s wastewater treatment facility and sanitation infrastructure were damaged during the

The issue about whether waters in and around Durban are safe for recreational use has, for the past few months, remained a controversial topic. Unsanitary water conditions remain a major concern