Water Security Africa, co-located with Enlit Africa (19–21 May 2026, CTICC), has released its full programme, featuring commercial and industrial leaders demonstrating how organisations are reducing water demand through reuse, recycling and closed-loop systems.
Industry accounts for up to 20% of global water withdrawals, and as municipal supply reliability and tariff pressure increase, more organisations are treating water security as a board-level risk.
The SAICE CPD-accredited programme will showcase practical approaches to reducing demand, improving water governance and building resilient water systems on-site and across supply chains.
Sector case studies and stewardship sessions include:
Mining: closed-loop tailings systems, high recycling rates and pathways towards zero-liquid-discharge approaches
Agro-processing: recovering water from production processes, condensate capture and fit-for-purpose reuse
Hospitality and healthcare: greywater recycling, rainwater systems and demand reduction programmes that can be adapted across portfolios
Property: on-site treatment and reuse solutions designed to reduce exposure to supply unreliability across commercial building portfolios
The programme also connects corporate water stewardship to municipal and catchment realities, including how loss reduction and better network performance improve supply stability and reduce system-wide costs.
“Many organisations have already proven that major reductions in water demand are possible without compromising operations,” said Claire Volkwyn, Head of Content, VUKA Group.. “At Water Security Africa, leaders will share the systems, governance and investment cases behind those results so others can replicate them.”
Confirmed speakers include Darshana Myronidis (Virgin Group UK), Petrus Swanepoel (Mediclinic), Molatelo Motau (Heineken), John van Wyk (Harmony Gold), Zomakahle Ndlovu (Inkomathi Usuthu Catchment Management Agency), Desiree Moima (Gauteng Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs) and Martjie Cloete (Growthpoint Properties), alongside municipal and utility leaders addressing the broader system context.
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Register: https://apo-opa.co/4dNJ10h
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