As one of the most widely used plastics in the world, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe systems are an essential element in sustainable and effective water management. Water distribution networks are critical for efficient and safe transfer of water to...
Imperial Holdings has bought South African pharmaceutical supply chain group RTT for R500 million. This acquisition has substantially increased Imperials footprint in the pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare supply chain of the continent. The...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is suing the Department of Public Works for the sum of R26 million due to unpaid invoices for work carried out in 2007 and 2008. In a letter written to Minister of Public Works Thulas Nxesi, Prasa...
Click on the below link to view the newsflash PDF document regarding the possible strike of the road freight industry: Newslfash: Issue 59 2012
About 600 containers of sugar and 2,000 vehicles were by last evening still stuck in Mombasa as Ugandan revenue and Foreign Service officials held discussions to resolve an international trade standoff. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) recently...
The executive mayor of Rustenburg Local Municipality in the North West, Councillor Mpho Khunou, recently issued a statement expressing his “deep concern” at the sewage problem that had been ‘threatening’ the City of Rustenburg as...
Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by heavy flooding along the Niger River over the last few weeks. Niger, Mali and Benin have been particularly hard hit, with dozens of deaths, tens of thousands of houses destroyed and vast areas...
Temeke, like other parts of Dar es salaam has long been suffering from an acute shortage of clean water but efforts by government and other bodies are, admittedly rather slowly but making progress nonetheless to alleviate the problem. Poor...
In Kenyan slums, residents lack good sanitation options. In fact, they’re typically faced with two distinct options: The infamous ‘flying toilet’, whereby people defecate into a thin polyurethane sack, tie it up and throw it...
A community-initiated water harvesting and gardening project has transformed the lives of over 200 villagers in Dumbu village in Masvingo district. Bothered by the recurrent drought in the area, the villagers devised a way of harnessing water from...
