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Fuel terminal due to be built at port of Beira in Mozambique
Construction work for a fuel terminal at the port of Beira is due to begin, “soon” and take 15 months to finish, a source linked to the new facility told radio station Rádio Moçambique. The new terminal, the environmental impact study for which was...
Blue and Green drop status – what does it mean to you?
The 2012 Blue Drop Report showed significant improvements, which serve as evidence of the positive impact this incentive-based regulation approach is having on the South African water sector. The first Blue Drop Report in 2009 indicated that the...
Blue Drop analysis for 2012
By Richard Jansen van Vuuren This year saw the fourth Blue Drop accreditation process come to successful fruition atthe Blue Drop Awards, held in conjunction with the WISA 2012 conference and Exhibition. Blue Drop accreditation and the annual Blue...
Innovations and best practices boosted
The ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Andre Haspels, and the head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation, Neil Macleod,have launched a Centre of Expertise. The Centre of Expertiseis hosted by eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS), the water...
KZN losing 40% of its water
It has been revealed that 40%of KwaZulu-Natal’s water supply water is being lost. This came to light after the minister of Water Affairs, Edna Molewa, replied in writing to a parliamentary question. In it she statedthat the 14 water service...
SAPPMA releases revision of technical manual
SAPPMA has published and released a third revision of its technical manual, which is aimed at assisting engineers who are involved in the plastic pipe industry to make informed decisions. “The purpose of this manual is to provide basic, relevant...
Using nature’s genius in architecture
How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops and drawing energy from...
Streamlining legislation with development
Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs In 1994, only 59% of the population had access to clean and safe drinking water. Eighteen years later, we have progressed to a national average of 94.7% access to basic water services for all...
Kenya Airways arranges financing for 20 aircraft
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced financing for the purchase nine new Boeing 787-800s, one 777-300ER and 10 Embraer E-190 aircraft, from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). The 787 and 777-300ER aircraft are slated for delivery during the...
