As South Africa increasingly turns to waste-to-energy to relieve pressure on municipal landfills and constrained power grids, Kate Stubbs – business development director at EnviroServ – unpacks the technologies, opportunities and misconceptions...
South Africa’s waste challenge is approaching a critical point. As landfill capacity comes under increasing pressure, illegal dumping continues to proliferate in some urban areas and waste generation outpaces investment in infrastructure, the...
In modern landfills, the geomembrane liner forms the key component to the critical barrier system. Its job is simple to state, but demanding in practice: “reliably isolate waste and leachate from the surrounding environment”. The chemistry of...
The organisation notes that while this month’s focus is usually on vehicles, freight and road safety, there is a complex municipal engineering ecosystem behind every functioning urban transport network. Municipal engineers design, build and...
The two geotechnical investigations contracts recently awarded by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) mark meaningful progress on the Oxbow Hydropower Scheme, the preferred scheme within Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water...
Nordex Energy South Africa is introducing its new N193/7.X turbine to the South African market, with the technology offering potential to support the next phase of wind development as projects increasingly move beyond the country’s...
The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing infrastructure investment alongside economic growth as it works to position Johannesburg as a competitive, inclusive and leading African...
Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) has been granted a three-year safety permit by the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR), following a rigorous regulatory assessment of safety management systems, governance arrangements, risk management...
Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) has released the third edition of the Construction Book, identifying 110 infrastructure projects with a combined value of approximately R395 billion and providing industry with greater visibility of projects...
Everyone is talking about Africa’s AI opportunity, but very few are talking about what will actually power it. AI may be built on algorithms, data and clever machines, but none of it gets very far without a reliable supply of electricity....
