Municipalities owe South Africa’s water boards almost R2.3 billion, Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said last Thursday. In a written reply to a parliamentary question, she said the “in arrears” portion of this debt, on 31 April...
The R50 billion bill for the rectification of shoddy workmanship on low-cost housing was forcing the government’s hand towards a state-owned construction company, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale said last Thursday. However, a decision had...
The Durban High Court reprimanded Sanral for awarding a contract to a company that submitted a substantially higher bid than a rival to manage and operate part of the N2 South Coast. The R165 million contract – the awarding of which the court...
SA companies have been called upon to introduce flexitime, but Cape businesses believe it simply won’t work. Eskom chief executive Brian Dames reported on Monday it was considering offering special rates to companies operating between 22h00 and...
A Free State municipality’s inability to provide clean running water to residents had been found to be a human rights violation, the DA said in July. “The Democratic Alliance welcomes the steps taken by the SA Human Rights Commission in...
Dow Corning sealants supplied by a.b.e. Construction Chemicals were specified for the joint sealing at the Port of Durban’s Pier 2 Container Terminal. The joints being sealed are predominantly between concrete slabs but the sealants are also being...
Another interesteing construction timelapse video. This time, the Mcdonald’s olympic park restaurant.
Thermo Scientific has unveiled a new meter range designed specifically to be durable and dependable for each sample every day. The Orion Star A211 bench-top meter, which forms part of the new range, provides reliable metering and is ideal for the...
Two-year project is due for completion next July. The water use verification project underway in the Upper Orange Water Management Area is proceeding apace and has entered the end of the validation phase, says Ashwin Seetal, specialist sector...
The energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. Stewart Brand and Mark Z Jacobson square off over the pros and cons – a discussion that will make you think and might even change your mind. Since the counterculture 60s,...
