A team from Royal HaskoningDHV were announced the winners in the water category with the St Helens Rock Pump Station upgrade project at the recent South African Institution of Civil Engineers Annual Awards, held in Johannesburg. Sharing the...
The Water Research Commission (WRC) initiated and funded a research project that developed the comprehensive water harvesting and conservation (WH & C) learning materials package over the period November 2007 to March 2011. The project leader,...
The eThekwini Municipality’s Emergency Control and Disaster Management Unit has worked tirelessly throughout the weekend to assist members of the community who have been affected by the recent heavy rains, according to a statement released by the...
“South African businesses are largely missing out on the transformative role that implementing the appropriate technology can have on both reducing costs as well as identifying new streams of revenue,” says Bruce Laval, Product Manager at supply...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is encouraged that the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement demonstrates government’s resolve to implement the National Development Plan (NDP). “We have been vocal about our support for the NDP as a roadmap...
Kenya’s Turkana region has been struggling with a lack of resources for years. A recent discovery of underground water reserves could turn Turkana into Kenya’s most fertile food source. Source: eNCA News Source URL:...
A group of Kenyan women are taking advantage of cheaper fuel alternatives to support their families. They live in one of the country’s poorest neighbourhoods. Their fuel alternative could save hundreds of trees in Nairobi’s Kibera...
It is with exasperation that the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) learnt of Minister Edna Molewa of Water and Environmental Affairs’ signing of an agreement with her Cuban counterpart to pave the way for 34 Cuban engineers to...
The drawing of borders and the demarcation of spaces has always been an area of high emotional tension. In a recent roundtable meeting hosted by Isandla Institute, participants were given an opportunity to unravel aspects of that contestation....
It was a proud day for five owner-drivers when they received the keys to their brand new truck-tractors from Lafarge South Africa. An intensive process of selection, concentrating mainly on driving skills, transportation experience and safety,...
