Recent rains within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) as well as water loss programmes and water restrictions have pushed back day zero, with the average level of supply dams at 19%. However, NMBM’s water supply is still constrained. Lyle...
The 2022 Blue Drop Progress Report measures all aspects related to the provision of safe water. Released by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the Report revealed that 34% of water systems reside in the high and critical risk categories....
What do you do with your cell phone or even washing machine when it no longer works? If you’re like most South Africans, you leave your broken appliances languishing in a drawer or storeroom. Some people even drop them off at landfills – with...
GIBB, one of South Africa’s leading multi-disciplinary engineering consulting companies with a substantial presence across the African continent, in partnership Nexant Consulting Ltd have completed the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit...
Leading consulting engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Zutari celebrated its 90th anniversary during special client and alumni events in Tshwane and Cape Town in November last year. These events also had displays of engineering technology...
Unless updated and reset, prepaid meters (electricity, water and gas) will not accept new prepaid credit tokens after the 24th November 2024. By Kirsten Kelly “In laymen’s terms; current pre-paid metering software that is used by utilities around...
The City of Cape Town’s Bellville Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is the first South African municipal wastewater facility to meet the requirements for SANS/ISO 50001: Energy management system certification by the South African Bureau of...
As more companies move towards reducing their carbon emissions and accomplishing net zero targets, embracing emerging power sources becomes key. By Frikkie Malan, head of sustainability at Remote Metering Solutions For instance, solar and wind...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has condemned the vandalism of water infrastructure that supplies water to Bafholo township and surrounding areas – as these acts undermine and derail the government’s efforts to ensure water...
Loadshedding, rising energy costs, limited landfill space, and pressure to reduce carbon emissions should be enough reasons for municipalities to consider biogas. “While biogas alone will never solve the energy crisis, it can assist as a supplement...
