Build, own, operate, transfer (BOOT) is an attractive model for delivering infrastructure projects efficiently; and Ghana Water Company Limited is becoming wedded to the idea as it strives to expand its network. The first public water supply system...
A compilation of some hilarious construction accidents.
The Rob Ferreira Hospital in Nelspruit has been undergoing renovations and construction, including a new maternity ward and upgrades to the laboratory, theatre and the ICU block. Progress and implementation The renovations and construction...
IMESA sees itself as playing an extremely important supportive role in assisting municipalities to meet their obligations and reach their service delivery goals. An eThekwini case study Frank Stevens, vice president of IMESA (operations), presented...
The City of Cape Town and the Danish Embassy have used the recommendations of consulting engineering company, GIBB and the Reclaim Camissa Trust at Green Point Urban Park. The use of water to generate power is demonstrated at Green Point Urban Park...
Murray & Roberts says Roy Andersen, who has served as independent non-executive chairman for almost nine years, will retire as a director and chairman of the company, effective 1 March 2013. The board says it has unanimously agreed to appoint...
A manhole next to the R59 in Parys is overflowing with raw sewage which eventually ends up in the Vaal River. Johan Smit reported the manhole on Mobilitate earlier in the week and said the raw sewage flows into a stream that connects with the Vaal...
Stellenbosch University’s iShack project, which aims for “improved” shacks, allowed for incremental upgrading of informal settlements, enabling residents to assess services such as electricity and sanitation, the university’s Mark...
Engineering firm Sanyati, which employs about 2 500 people and is black-empowered, is about to be liquidated. The reason is that government has not paid Sanyati for the work done for it. Sanyati rehabilitated roads. This was part of South Africa’s...
The former Chief Executive Officer of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), Sipho Mashinini, has been found guilty of three charges of corruption and financial misconduct and has been removed from his post. This was confirmed in...
