There has been widespread acts of vandalism to water and sanitation infrastructure in the Western Cape. The recent discturbing incident was the attack of City of Cape Town water officers which left one in hospital. Added to this are continued...
Although the overall average of South Africa’s dams has begun a slight decline, figures show that most of the dams have sufficient water to see the country through the looming dry winter until the next summer rains, provided water users stick to...
Private sector formal building activity has been decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and restrictions. Stats SA confirmed that in February this year, there was yet another contraction in activity, with the SQM of...
The South African construction industry is expected to bounce back in 2021, after being the worst-performing industry in the economy in 2020, with construction GDP down a crippling 20.3% in the year. This signaled the industry’s fourth consecutive...
2019 was the hottest year on record, not only in South Africa but across the globe. Impacts of this are severe, leading to droughts that adversely affect food security while limiting access to freshwater supply, both of which affect the most...
The first massive eucalyptus trees have been felled in the mid-Breede River area in a bold ‘value-adding chain’ project that will return 7 million litres of water per hectare cleared per year to the river system, and will sell much of the gum tree...
The rapid expansion of De Doorns – a town located in the Hex River Valley in the Western Cape – has put added pressure on its already scarce water resources. As a result, a 1.5 Mℓ/day reuse plant was designed, engineered, manufactured, installed...
In an effort to minimise packaging waste ending up in landfills, Woolworths has announced that 50 of its stores will switch to being plastic-free by the end of April. The retailer said it already has a plastic-free store in Malmesbury and the next...
Precast concrete units and projects will take centre stage at the Concrete Manufacturers Association’s (CMA) biannual Awards for Excellence competition, which is currently being featured on virtual platforms and which will come to fruition during...
The tremendous need for water treatment services in the Eastern Cape has prompted QFS to open a branch in the area. “The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted that the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygienic conditions is essential for...
