The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has sought to explain the process followed with the recent awarding of major tenders. This comes after public outcry over the Sanral board announcing it had awarded four tenders worth more...
The biggest takeaway from COP26 is South Africa’s commitment to ensure a just transition from coal fired power stations with approximately $8.5 bn pledged into resolving the energy crisis. However, power cuts have almost become a norm in South...
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) have one ambitious target – to end extreme poverty and achieve sustainable development worldwide by 2030. Achieving SDG 6 is not only essential for the water and sanitation sector, but also has a major...
Digital water technologies have an important role in ensuring universal access to safe drinking water by 2030, that is according to a new report from the World Health Organisation. Johnny Alexander Gunneng, chief executive of InfoTiles shares his...
Designing specifically for chemically aggressive environments, AKS Lining Systems supplies a range of lining solutions utilised extensively in infrastructure containment projects. Since its inception in 2002, AKS Lining Systems has grown to become...
South Africa’s water crisis could be reversed by changing the paradigm of water as a finite resource, and bringing together political will, science and capital to change the way water is managed. This is according to Prof Anthony Turton, a...
The annual report of the Waste Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) Roadmap has highlighted the importance of evidence and skills in shaping the future of South Africa’s waste sector. The report launched recently also highlighted the impact...
South Africa, France and Germany have signed a loan agreements for the two European nations to each extend €300 million in concessional financing to South Africa to support the country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on coal through a just...
Following a harrowing two years for the construction sector, 2022 started with cautious optimism, amid promises that major infrastructure works would be fast-tracked, and the value of building plans passed by larger municipalities in 2021 rose by...
We all know someone who has either lost their life or suffered a life-changing injury due to a road traffic accident. And yet when we step back and think about it, we realise that every accident is indeed preventable, writes Verushka Balaram, Head:...
