A third pipe has been installed to increase the flow of water to the recently troubled Madibeng area. The 600mm diameter pipe will increase the water flow up to 750m³ pumped per hour. “Upon switch on [last Thursday], the needs of more communities...
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, the Department of Water Affairs, the Department of Public Works, and Rand Water will work together to repair leaks in a bid to curb water wastage. The leak repair project was launched by the Ekurhuleni...
The US $1 Billion multipurpose port terminal of Nacala in Mozambique’s Nampula province is due to start operating this year. Apart from having a storage capacity of 14.5 million tons of coal, it will also have a freight car dumper and a pontoon...
The recent spotlight on the Infrastructure Development Bill highlights the problems our country faces with getting projects completed within budget and on time. This is however not an issue exclusive to either the public sector or South Africa....
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded Zimbabwe a $53 million (R594 million) grant. $40 million of this is intended for water supply, sanitation and power infrastructure rehabilitation projects. According to Reuters, Mateus Magala, who...
The construction of 3 500 houses will soon begin in Princess Plot, Roodepoort. The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements (DHS), the City of Johannesburg and residents of Princess Plot have reached an agreement after a meeting where houseplans of...
BOC Gases plans to construct a carbon dioxide plant at the Green Fuel ethanol plant in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe. If established, it will have the capacity to supply the whole of Southern Africa. Carbon dioxide is a by-product in ethanol production and...
Water tank owners have denied allegations that they’re tampering with pipelines in the North West Province, in order to get lucrative contracts from the municipality. The Madibeng Municipality uses at least six privately contracted companies...
The contentious e-toll system, which was implemented last December despite major resistance from opposition parties, the public and civil society groups, is plaugued by billing problems. Source: eNCAnews Source URL:...
The threats made to the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) at its Central Operations Centre in Samrand, Johannesburg, in an attempt to destabilise its operations have been condemned in the strongest possible terms by Dipuo Peter, the...
