Aquatic scientists and managers can now rely on a new locally-developed local biotelemetry system to understand animal behaviour in water. For the last four years the Water Research Commission (WRC) has been funding a series of studies which have...
The forthcoming Africa Middle East Investment Forum presents an opportunity for Zimbabwe and other countries on the continent to enter into strategic partnership and bolster economic ties, it has been learnt. Report by Business reporter The...
Citizens in Nigeria have expressed their frustrations regarding the poor state of the country’s transport infrastructure, which they feel is a threat to their lives. Road travellers have to contend with major roads that are in an atrocious...
Overburdened eThekwini ratepayers may have to pick up the annual R472 million tab for running the Durban Transport bus service if the city takes over its full operations. This comes after the municipality’s decision to take over management of...
Coal imports from Tanzania to Uganda will be boosted by the arrival of the new railway line currently in the planning stages by Kenyan and Chinese authorities. China plan to invest $20 billion in Africa over the next three years with this rail...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) was invited to participate in the Presidential Infrastructure Conference that took place last Friday. Infrastructure investment is a key priority of both the National Development Plan and the New Growth...
Click on the below link for the latest Weekly State of the Reservoirs report: https://infrastructurenews.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/weekly1.pdf
An alarming 50% of the world’s wetlands have been destroyed in the last 100 years, threatening human welfare at a time of increasing water scarcity, a new report said on Tuesday. Wetlands serve as a source of drinking water and provide...
An earthquake that killed nine people in Spain in 2011 may have been triggered by decades of pumping water from a nearby natural underground reservoir, suggesting human activities played a role in moving Earth’s crust, scientists reported on...
The Mpumalanga Provincial Government coordinated by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has provided relief aid in the form of food parcels, bottled water, blankets, corrugated iron sheets, tarpaulins and tents...
