World Toilet Summit 2012, Durban
Jack Sim, the founder of the World toilet organisation talks about the World Toilet Summit. Scaling up sanitation in Africa.
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DPI Plastics’ uPVC gutters have been to ‘hail and back’ with no damage
The recent spate of heavy and destructive hailstorms that have caused millions of rand of damage to property across Gauteng have proven to be no match for a range of Rainflo uPVC gutters and downpipes manufactured by DPI Plastics – a leading...
Swimming pool construction time lapse
Pool Construction, 3 months in 3 minutes… (20,000 gallon, in-ground liner pool)
SRK provides specialised services to KZN housing project
SRK in KZN has provided specialist technical services to subsidised housing projects in the province for many years, but was recently able to get more directly involved in housing roll-out through Metroprojects Development KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) who...
E-tolls: A gift worth sending back!
The government expects the Gauteng e-tolling to be operational before the end of the year. Merry Christmas! Although the new proposed e-toll fees are not signed off and could in fact be further reduced – this is small comfort for motorists in the...
SOEs will struggle to fund infrastructure
State-owned enterprises will find it difficult to raise money to implement the government’s proposed strategic infrastructure projects (SIPs), the DA said on Sunday. “The DA is concerned about the capacity of SOEs to raise funds for and...
Government arrogant on e-tolls
“The government’s arrogance over the e-tolling debacle continues to astound,” Outa spokesman Rob Handfield-Jones said in a statement. The electronic tolling of Gauteng’s freeways would cost motorists with e-tags 30c/km, down...
Esorfranki finds profitability in Africa
Esorfranki saw a ‘positive’ six months to August, continuing its turnaround in tough infrastructure markets and restoring profitability as short-term prospects ballooned to R4.8bn. The civil engineering and construction group, which...
Durban turns to desalination for drinking water
Durban is set to become the first city in the country to begin desalinating seawater for drinking-quality tap water – but residents will probably also have to swallow purified sewage water because of a serious water supply shortage over the next...
Infrastructure plan to reduce poverty
Government’s R4 trillion infrastructure development plan will bring hope to South Africans and address unemployment, poverty and skills shortage, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said last Thursday. “We need to rally South Africans...
