Though the mining and power sectors tend to take up much of the spotlight around carbon emission reduction strategies in Africa, construction sectors must not be overlooked in the drive towards achieving Net-Zero. WSP in Africa Property &...
South Africa has a long and prestigious history of wastewater treatment process modelling that is internationally recognised. Sadly, there is a slow, minimal uptake of this research and work by our own municipalities. By: Kirsten Kelly Large,...
With the introduction of the extended-producer responsibility (EPR) regulations, a wider industry adoption of recyclate replacing raw materials, and several voluntary agreements that promote material circularity, all eyes are on the South African...
Electric vehicles are the future of transportation, with many countries already putting a time limit on the future of fossil fuel-driven cars. In South Africa, this is both a challenge and an enormous opportunity. By Viren Sookhun, MD at Oxyon The...
In continuous efforts to ramp up interventions to affected communities faced with severe water shortages in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, the Department of Water and Sanitation in conjunction with the Metro is fast-tracking the repair and upgrades...
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu held a closed working session with the Executive Mayor of Alfred Nzo District Municipality and the officials from the Department of Water and Sanitation, as well as from the District and Local...
Since 2020 South Africa’s construction industry has had to contend with enforced pandemic-induced shutdowns, civil unrest, natural disasters and more recently, the ongoing war in Ukraine, all of which have wreaked havoc on supply chains and...
Leading black-owned contractor Concor is engaging on a 17-month project to construct a new pollution control dam at De Beers’ Venetia diamond mine, South Africa’s largest diamond producer. Known for its depth of experience from a long legacy of...
Despite the current turmoil in the Ukraine/Russian war zone, South African steel supplies have not been badly affected, even though these warring countries are two of the world’s largest steel-producing and exporting countries – together...
For South African municipalities, microgrids present a strong business case in terms of power security and sustained supply, especially for critical infrastructure during downtime on the national grid. By Shireen Sayed The latest update to the...
