Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds. This week we look at: Residents living close to waste disposal sites at higher health...
Heads of National Standards Bodies (NSBs) from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) convened at a virtual meeting today, to discuss the various standardisation mechanisms available to them. The BRICS NSBs meeting addressed the...
The Vaal Dam has this week progressed to even lower levels and it has become one of the fastest declining dams in the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS), week-on-week. For the past two consecutive weeks, the Vaal Dam remained at 41.6% but recorded...
A study conducted by a group of scientists has revealed that there are serious health implications for residents living close to waste disposal sites. The team, led by University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) vice-chancellor Rob Slotow, found that those...
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) says its ready to kickoff R30 billion worth of construction projects as part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for “shovel-ready” infrastructure development projects to unlock South...
Rising spring temperatures are causing the country’s dam levels to continue to drop week-on-week, and the trend is expected to continue until the first summer rains come down at the end of October this year. Since the beginning of August,...
The Construction industry is among the most male-dominated industries world-wide. However, in South Africa, women seem to be well represented in the industry and can get even better. According to the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB),...
The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (Safcei) recently made a number of requests for information in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), following its growing concern about government’s latest push...
The Covid-19 pandemic is driving important shifts in designing spaces within buildings. This encompasses the provision of fresh air and ventilation, increased monitoring of the internal environment, maintenance and cleaning activities and different...
South Africa is a water-scarce country and rated the 30th driest in the world; with a rapidly increasing population. This is based on its average rainfall of 500mm compared to the world average of 860mm. The need for water security, particularly...
