If you care about nature and the well-being of our Earth and are willing to demonstrate your care through your consumer spending, then the Eco-Logic Awards Gala dinner on Thursday, 27 September at the Maropeng Centre in the Cradle of Humankind is...
Half-year figures 2012 Net result increased 9% Merger between Royal Haskoning and DHV now fully operational Market outlook Europe will not improve Continue capitalisation on growth opportunities outside Europe Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 4...
Sulzer Pumps launched what it termed ‘the next generation of dewatering pumps’, at the Electra Mining Conference on Tuesday, 11 September 2012. Specifically suited to the harsh conditions prevalent on mining and construction sites, the ABS...
In rural Ethiopia, 80% of all illnes is due to dirty water.
CYRIL Gamede, the new CE of Umgeni Water, says there are enough engineers in South Africa and perceptions of shortages have arisen because employers do not want to train up newly qualified engineers. Mr Gamede, who took up his position at South...
Cape Town – Building pit toilets in rural areas is an expensive and problem-plagued business, MPs heard on Tuesday. According to figures tabled before Parliament’s public services select committee, it has cost on average about R7500 to...
Water scarcity is fuelling deadly inter-ethnic wars that continue to claim lives in Kenya, according to government officials. And if nothing is done to educate communities on how to conserve the valuable resource, the situation will escalate,...
Lagos – Flooding across Nigeria has killed 137 people and displaced more than 35 000 since July, the Red Cross said on Monday, as officials urged mass evacuations along the River Niger, fearing it was set to overflow. Heavy rainfall in two...
Pretoria — Cabinet, at its three-day Lekgotla this week, agreed to include a new Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) on water and sanitation as part of government’s infrastructure plan. “The Lekgotla agreed to a new SIP on water and...
The Ghana Water Forum (GWF), which has been a major Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector event over the past three years, cannot be held this year. Harold Clottey, planning committee Chair for the GWF, has announced in a statement that the...
