Agile, intelligent and scalable networks don’t need ripping out – they need smart solutions that blend the old and the new, explains Mervyn Goliath, managing executive: Data Networks at BCX. Digital transformation, reinvented connectivity and...
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure appoints an independent team to assess fire damage to Parliamentary buildings affected by the January fire On 7 January 2022, Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille issued a statement with regard...
Amnesty International South Africa has launched a tracker that will track and monitor the number of schools still relying on pit-toilets nationally. The international human rights NGO has stated that as it stands, more than 5000 schools are still...
A contingent of water and sanitation stakeholders will converge at Gallagher Estate in Midrand from 18 – 19 February to craft lasting solutions to challenges facing the sector to ensure water security and dignified sanitation in the country. Water...
The Covid-19 pandemic has fast-tracked the construction industry’s digital transformation, and more and more companies are leveraging cutting-edge technology to improve their on-site operations. But as digital technology becomes increasingly...
The Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) project has achieved its first debt drawdown on the largest renewable energy investment in South Africa to date. The African Development Bank acted as the Mandated Lead Arranger (MLA) and Coordinating...
Largely driven by legislation, wastewater sludge is increasingly viewed as a resource. Rudi Botha, senior water sector analyst at GreenCape*, talks to WASA about wastewater sludge beneficiation and its circular economy solutions. “The Department of...
The City of Ekurhuleni has officially re-opened the Weltevreden landfill in Brakpan after being closed following the fire incident in October. MMC for Waste Management Services and Environment Resources André du Plessis commended officials for...
With load shedding having already cost South Africa’s economy around R25 billion to-date, and no end to the power cuts in sight, the South African government is urgently looking for solutions. The energy shortfalls, primarily driven by poor...
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) currently states that standards help to ensure that products and services are fit for their desired purpose and that they comply with accepted best practice. Similarly, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)...