All too often, the quality of aggregate is overlooked in favour of price – a choice that can cost the engineer, contractor and end-user dearly in the long run. Quality and consistency of aggregate will make or break a project’s success – be it in...
Department of Trade Industry and Competition establishes The South African Metering Industry Association to strengthen the metering industry and stimulate employment. Since the designation of both residential electricity and water meters, direct...
Trevor Noah has donated R8 million to the youth-driven Faranani Infrastructure Project on behalf of The Trevor Noah Foundation This is in partnership with YouthBuild South Africa (YBSA), in response to the shortage of quality education and poor...
The University of Fort Hare (UFH) announced that it will undertake two water infrastructure projects of R130 million that will benefit students as well as residents and the economy of Alice, Eastern Cape. The University will act as the project...
Transparency in the implementation of government’s projects should be a norm and community members should be consulted regularly to keep them in the loop on the progress and delays of projects in their localities. This statement was echoed by...
Sustainable water supply efforts in the Witzenberg region were given a boost yesterday when the National Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Witzenberg Local Municipality turned the sod on the R48 million Tulbagh Bulk Water Supply Project....
In this, the first episode of In conversation with…, sponsored by Micro Focus Channel, Boas Chauke, CEO of BOATech, kicks off the series. We speak with Boas about his company and views on security as a discipline. “…you can’t have data privacy...
South Africa’s construction industry has a pivotal role to play in helping the country meet its 2050 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, says Databuild CEO Morag Evans, but this requires immediate and decisive action around the...
If we are to deliver the type of cities that we talk about in our Growth and Development Strategies (GDSs), cities that are liveable, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient, then we need to take a step back and take a critical look at the current...
Infrastructure News Round-Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation, and waste management, in just 90 seconds. In the headlines today: Lesotho Highlands Water Project to be fast-tracked Smart robots...
