10 Widmer, Rolf Lombard, Ray 2005 Swiss global e-waste programme „Knowledge Partnerships in e-Waste Recycling“ St.Gallen, Switzerland Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, State Secretariat for Economical Affairs Switzerland In South Africa, there has been a substantial increase in the general population’s access to electronic goods in the last decade, particularly mobile or cellular phones. The rate of generation of e-waste is thus rapidly increasing. As part of the project “Knowledge Partnerships with Developing and Transition Countries in e-Waste RecyclingÃ¢â‚¬Âť, an investigation to assess the management, handling and practices of e-waste recycling in South Africa, using the computer hardware industry as the indicator, with Gauteng as the study area was launched in February 2004.