The 2012/2013 budget speech for the City of Tshwane (CoT), which was delivered today by Executive Mayor, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa, proposed increased tariffs for the city’s 2012/13 medium-term revenue and expenditure framework (MTREF)....
The International Society for Trenchless Technology’s inaugural NO-DIG India Summit 2012 held in Bangalore from 14-15 May was attended by more than 100 delegates including senior government officers, contractors and consultants from many Indian...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has reiterated the need for government to get its house in order. The lack of infrastructure development due to projects not being undertaken as well as tender processes taking up to three years to...
What conditions are scientists looking for in their search for life on another planet? The presence of water is key, explains Bill Nye, aka The Science Guy.
Major enhancements to Rockwell Automation’s integrated architecture system have helped manufacturers and machine builders worldwide to optimise their plants and machines. The top ten innovations include: A new midrange control platform for high...
Access to clean drinking water remains a privilege for many Namibians, with villagers in remote areas faring the worst in most cases. The residents of Mangamba village in eastern Kavango have requested government to provide them with new water...
Zimbabwe’s government is crafting a national water policy in response to the fast deteriorating quality of surface and groundwater sources in the country, Water Resources Development and Management Minister Sipepa Nkomo has disclosed. The quality...
Few Canadians are losing sleep over global warming and the state of the world’s rainforests, according to a public opinion survey conducted exclusively for QMI Agency. “Issues that can affect people in their day-to-day lives, like...
In July of 2010 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly voted that all human beings have the essential right to clean drinking water and proper sanitation. This motion was part of a greater initiative to promote the issue of a global water...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) launched a financing programme that seeks to protect and promote public health and preserve water resources in the country. In fact, it already set aside an initial amount of P600 million for the...
