Whilst world cities occupy just 3% of the Earth’s land today, they account for two-thirds of the world´s energy demand and 70% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As urbanization increases and the world’s population expands, cities are also...
The built environment industry, like many other technical and engineering industries, has traditionally been male dominated. This is unsurprising given the nature of the work at its core, historically aligned with physically demanding manual...
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 unpack why Eastern Cape residents have been urged to save water and Tito...
System improvements made on development plan application processes within the City’s Development Planning, Environment and Management Unit have more than halved the expected turnaround times for applications. This was revealed during an EDGE...
Engineering projects face a growing range of audits, assessment and monitoring, but will Covid-19 restrictions on movement make it difficult for consultants to carry out this vital work? The answer lies in leveraging information systems and...
The Department of Health has condemned the dumping of medical waste next to the road between Mdantsane and East London in the Eastern Cape. “The inappropriate dumping of medical waste is dangerous for public health. It can lead to infectious...
As the construction industry reopens under level 3 lockdown restrictions, the Construction Covid-19 Rapid Response Task Team (CC19RRTT) continues to lobby government for change that will facilitate the recovery of the embattled sector, despite the...
At the infrastructure symposium held on 23 June, representatives from the public and private sectors discussed how they could co-operate on infrastructure renewal projects in energy, transport, water and human settlements, digital infrastructure,...
The country’s dry winter is taking a toll on scarce water resources. The Water and Sanitation Department says dam levels around the country, except in the Western Cape, are dropping. Source:...
Water is central to the development of the economy and job creation. The irrigated agricultural economy which accounts for 60% water-use has created 8, 5 million direct and indirect employment (2011, GCIS report). The energy sector although only...
