Day Zero, predicted for 12 April 2018 in the City of Cape Town, would have been the largest drought-induced municipal water failure in modern history. While it was narrowly averted, some municipalities in South Africa have not been so lucky. South...
South Africa’s – and Africa’s – efforts to move towards a circular economy could be boosted by improved collaboration and partnerships between public sector, private sector and communities; and by decentralising programmes and infrastructure to...
It has been a year since South Africa joined the global community to commemorate the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on the 16th of September. It has been a game of two halves since then, the end of 2019 promising a great...
The Department of Water and Sanitation welcomes the court order and interdict issued against Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality by the High Court of South Africa, North West Division in Mahikeng late this past week. Judge Tebogo Djadje...
South Africa is facing increased pressure on conventional water sources in urban areas. Existing mitigation measures such as increased water abstraction rates, water transfer scheme supplementation and demand side management are no longer effective...
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 this weeks installment: Water boards urged to commit to clean governanceSA recovered...
The Vaal Dam has once again declined this week, painting a grim picture for a dam that is critical for the water supply of the economic hub of Gauteng. In a statement on Thursday, the Water and Sanitation Department said dam levels dropped from...
Training is vital in a cutthroat business in which margins are paper thin and work is scarce, writes Bradley Boertje, Risk Management Consultant and adjudicator for Master Builders Association (MBA) North. As the name suggests, contractors work...
The Department of Water and Sanitation in KwaZulu-Natal has expressed concern over the continued decline of dam levels even after the sporadic rains in some of parts of the province in the past week. The Department’s spokesperson Sputnik Ratau said...
COVID-19 has created the biggest shift in how we think and look at the cleaning industry. Pre-pandemic, for most businesses, their cleaning routine has always been a back-office service and as unobtrusive as possible – with the basics...
