Infrastructure News Round-Up | 11 March 2022
Infrastructure News Round-Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation, and waste management, in just 90...
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Development Bank of Southern Africa showcases water infrastructure success stories
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) in partnership with National Treasury and the European Union will be hosting a webinar to showcase some of the success stories in addressing South Africa’s water challenges through the Infrastructure...
State of the South African waste industry
The South African waste management industry plays a vital role in keeping our environment clean and can be counted among the most efficient on the African continent. Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste, shares her insights into what can...
Plastic waste to be upscaled and used to create solar energy
A team of international scientists led by Prof. Yong Sik Ok from Korea University and Prof. Rui Xiao from Southeast University says that humanity needs to combat plastic pollution and is set to develop an effective strategy to repurpose polymeric...
Plastic waste to be upscaled and used to create solar energy
A team of international scientists led by Prof. Yong Sik Ok from Korea University and Prof. Rui Xiao from Southeast University says that humanity needs to combat plastic pollution and is set to develop an effective strategy to repurpose polymeric...
SA faces criticism for continuing with single-use plastics
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment are reportedly in talks with the plastics industry to regulate single-use plastics. Speaking to Daily Maverick Minister of Forestry and Fisheries and Environmental Affairs Barbara Creecy...
South Africa is set to have an electronic recycling plant
The University of Johannesburg and the Department of Electronic Administrations are in preparations to implement an e-waste management system on a project designed to improve electronic waste recycling and disposal. The project located in the...
National budget “highly satisfactory” says top economist
AfriSam’s recent National Budget Breakdown function, now in its fifth year, has become an anticipated annual event for the construction sector with valuable insights being shared. This year, director and chief economist of Econometrix, Dr Azar...
Product leadership doesn’t happen by chance
More than six decades of excellence bear testimony to Bell Equipment’s ability to adapt, respond and grow within its expanding South African and international customer base. IMIESA speaks to John Fleetwood, managing director of Bell Equipment Sales...
Managing water usage on construction sites
Water is a precious commodity in South Africa and climate change is placing increasing pressure on our country’s already constrained water resources. But while there has been much discussion about the role of green buildings in reducing carbon...
