The City of Cape Town today marked the conclusion of two power purchase agreements worth 70MW, with more to follow in the coming months under a competitive tendering process for up to 200MW. The 20-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are with...
Every National Arbor Week, we quite rightly talk about the importance of planting trees. We talk about their role in absorbing carbon, protecting biodiversity and supporting healthy landscapes. These are important conversations, but after many...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed government’s commitment to South Africa’s energy reform programme, emphasising the need for an affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity supply for all South Africans. The President made the remarks...
The New Development Bank (NDB) and the South African Government have signed two loan agreements worth a combined US$405 million to support infrastructure projects in Limpopo, North West and Gauteng. In a statement on Friday, National Treasury said...
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has called on members of the public and interested stakeholders to submit comments on proposed amendments to the Gauteng Provincial Road Traffic Regulations, 2001. The proposed amendments seek to...
Why resilient, decentralised and circular water infrastructure is key to South Africa’s water security. South Africa doesn’t have a water crisis on the horizon. It has one right now. Ageing pipes, rapid urbanisation, erratic rainfall,...
Reliable access to safe water depends on effective treatment processes and a secure supply of critical chemicals. Through its Water Care business, Protea Chemicals combines local manufacturing, technical expertise and regional reach to support...
South Africa’s infrastructure ambitions depend on far more than new equipment. They require a new generation of artisans, technicians and engineers. Kirsten Kelly speaks to APE Pumps and Mather+Platt’s John Montgomery and Mirna Liesering...
Our continent can no longer solve today’s water challenges with yesterday’s thinking. Climate change, ageing infrastructure, urbanisation, pollution, growing demand and financial pressures are forcing the sector to rethink how water is...
The Klipdrift Modular Treatment Plant is Africa’s largest package water treatment plant and the first in the world to integrate dissolved air flotation (DAF) and sand filtration within a single modular treatment system. “The scale and...
