At last year’s 75th IMESA Conference, when addressing the topic of the future of municipal engineering in South Africa, I identified what I referred to as the ‘Seven Pillars of Sustainability’. These can be listed as follows: 1. morals and...
Municipalities in South Africa can save substantial capital overhead costs when reducing pipeline leakages by opting to install a technologically-advanced VAG intelligent pressure management system, as opposed to investing in costly new...
A revolutionary new mobile self-contained trailer for oily water separation has been introduced to the local market. Water&Sanitation Africa reports on the system’s capabilities. Industrial operations in South Africa can now benefit from Procon...
Trenchless Technologies is giving Umjindi Municipality’s ageing and leaking water pipeline network a facelift through the use of its cutting-edge pipe laying techniques. Subsurface pipeline construction and rehabilitation company, Trenchless...
Photo: Manglin Pillay, chief executive officer of SAICE The SAICE regularly receives requests from civil engineering professionals for assistance in finding jobs – this in a country where civil engineering is high on government’s priority...
Water&Sanitation Africa takes a look at the technology used to provide a solution for a new development in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, where no waterborne sewerage system was available. Gowrie Farm is a residential and golf estate in Nottingham...
A specialist earth sciences consultancy in Muizenberg, Cape Town, has been selected as the best company in Southern Africa for young water industry professionals to develop their skills. Umvoto Africa, which has nearly 20 full-time staff, plus at...
The individual largely responsible for developing the revolutionary Nereda® aerobic granular sludge wastewater treatment technology, Professor Mark van Loosdrecht from the University of Delft in The Netherlands, is to receive the Lee Kuan Yew Water...
A firm of consulting engineers and scientists has carried out feasibility studies for 15 new schools inthe Western Cape to establish whether enough groundwater is available for this purpose. Debbie Besseling speaks to SRK Consulting about the...
Plastic pollution is a problem – but the solution starts with recycling everything and anything we can, including plastic bags. We scoped out the largest plastic bag recycling facility in the world to see how it’s done. Check out our...
