The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) strongly condemns the dumping and wastage of water meant for needy communities around Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal, especially as the country battles with the COVID-19 pandemic. “The water dumped by...
With a warning of COVID-19 reaching its peak in the next two weeks or so, the demand for South Africans to wash hands frequently is also expected to rise. This phenomenon might put a strain on the availability of water across the country. The...
Teboho Mofokeng, certified civil engineer and wastewater treatment specialist, shares her insights and expertise in creating the ideal career in her selfpublished book titled Finding your seat at the table. She wrote the book to help others define,...
Government will in the coming months expedite the implementation of at least 50 infrastructure projects with a total investment value of more than R340 billion. The fast-tracking of the projects forms part of the reconstruction and recovery of the...
Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and waste management sectors, in just 90 seconds! This week we cover: Sisulu tackles corruption at water and sanitation departmentR554m set aside...
Failure by construction industry players to comply with Covid-19 hygiene regulations and protocols could lead to site shutdowns which the industry can ill afford. This is according to Databuild CEO Morag Evans. Evans asserts that these delays will...
As part of the Covid-19 tax relief, President Ramaphosa announced a carbon tax stimulus relief, which entails delaying the filing and first payment of carbon tax by three months. The relief defers the submission of annual carbon tax accounts and...
South African National Energy and Development Institute (SANEDI) is partnering with the Department of Defence (DoD) for a Water Treatment Works project at the SANDF Air Force Base in Hoedspruit in the Maruleng Municipality, Limpopo in light of...
Before Covid-19 became a global reality, few could have predicted a virus of this nature and the domino effect it would have on global economies. It follows, then that few existing contracts had appropriate provisions for the impact on contracts,...
The multi-disciplinary Port of Durban Decongestion Task Team continues to collaborate on efforts to alleviate congestion at the Port of Durban and its surrounding road networks. Among the solutions mooted are synchronising the operating hours of...
