Harmony Gold must continue paying for pumping and treating acid mine water in and around the Orkney gold mine, the High Court in Pretoria ruled on Monday. Judge Tati Makgoka dismissed an application by the Harmony Gold Mining Company for the court...
Leading local water and wastewater expert, Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies South Africa, a subsidiary of Veolia Water, has been awarded a turnkey project valued at R19 million by vehicle manufacturer, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa....
Purchases of electricity and gas by South African municipalities decreased by 4.6% to R10 billion in the quarter ended March from R10.5 billion in the quarter ended December 2011‚ the quarterly financial statistics of municipalities by Statistics...
Durban to Rosebank in just over an hour’s high-speed train travel time is something that could become a reality by 2030‚ discussions with China’s CSR Corporation at the Rail Africa exhibition and conference on Wednesday revealed. This means that...
Imagine the benefits of children being able to do their homework by decent light and families enjoying dinner together after sunset. The solar project is one of 15 renewable energy and energy-efficiency demonstration sites co-ordinated by Project...
Since the advent of the multi-currency system in 2009, a considerable increase in activity has been registered in the construction industry of Zimbabwe. The State Procurement Board (SPB) has increased awards of government tenders and more...
South Africa’s dwindling supplies of clean water are steadily going down the drain because of poor policing, theft, pollution, neglect and wasteful use. Government statistics released by Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa show that more than 50...
Over the last three months, I have visited housing developments across the country to assess the quality of RDP housing being delivered to South Africans. Today I visited Lekwa, Govan Mbeki and Victor Khanye Municipalities in Mpumalanga, along with...
South African National Road Agency SOC Ltd. bond yields have fallen to record lows after a government pledge to back the debt, avoiding a possible default. The yield on the rand debt due in 2020 dropped 54 basis points to 7.69 percent in the past...
A new book was launched by the Water Research Commission in July during the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists’ 2012 Congress, held at the Cape St Francis Resort, Eastern Cape. The book entitled Sustainable use of South Africa’s Inland...
