Infrastructure News Round-Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation, and waste management, in just 90 seconds.
In our headlines this week:
KFC is going beyond sustainable packaging
5G set to be a construction industry game changer
Municipalities lose up to 40% of water to aging infrastructure
The Sunday Times article “Splashing out, Dry Taps as Water Boards drown in excess”, published on Sunday 7 September 2025, contains statements that represent a misleading picture of the seven water boards and the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority...
Dams have been emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades. From the bank’s early years in the 1960s and 1970s, large-scale infrastructure projects such as dams, power plants and transport networks were central to its...
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has called on municipalities across several provinces to activate preparedness and response measures following a warning by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) of an intense cut-off...