Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it: inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. With cutting-edge nanotech,...
The Australian government has pledged 17.5 million Australian dollars (18.3 million US dollars) to the Transboundary Water Management Programme of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), according to a press release from the Australian...
Aid agencies are scrambling to treat thousands of cholera patients in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, where the number of infections is mounting by over 250 per day. Most patients are from the city’s various urban slums, where open...
The Makhado and Vhembe municipalities are being dragged into court after failing to provide the people of Makhado (formerly known as Louis Trichardt) with sufficient water as required by law. AfriForum is finalising legal papers to force the local...
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) wishes to re-assure the people of Carolina in the Mpumalanga province that the tap water is safe to drink. The Department has noted with concern conflicting media reports on the water quality and the...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is in full support of National Planning Minister, Trevor Manuel’s call to accelerate the pace of change and development in the country in order to increase growth. CESA agrees that failure to implement the...
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality successfully completed a R13 million emergency sewer upgrade in the Klippoortjie area after the area was declared a disaster zone following leakages in the existing and outdated pipeline. Incledon was contacted...
By June this year Esorfranki had secured an order book for pipe jacking and associated projects worth in the region of R100 million. This will comfortably see the pipe jacking team through to the end of the year. This upswing in business is...
The Concrete Manufacturers Association’s (CMA) new category format for the 2012 Awards Excellence Competition has had a flying start. A total of 74 competition entries has been received, reflecting the strength and diversity of the precast concrete...
Lekwa Consulting Engineers is proud to be celebrating its 10-year anniversary this October. Our history Lekwa Consulting Engineers was established in 2002 by two dedicated engineers who seized and developed an entrepreneurial opportunity in the...
