Infrastructure News Round-Up | 10 September 2021
Infrastructure News Round-Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation, and waste management, in just 90...
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Give South Africa’s tourism economy a fighting chance – clean up & recycle
As countries open their borders and international flights resume, South Africans can help give their tourism economy a fighting chance at rebounding quickly to pre-Covid levels by cleaning up and recycling. That’s the message from South African...
TCTA and its fundamental role in water infrastructure
Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) is a State-Owned Entity (SOE) that raises funding and implements bulk raw water infrastructure projects on behalf of the government. Kirsten Kelly talks to Ntsikelelo Gosani, Project Finance Manager at TCTA...
South Africa faces a tough road to net-zero emissions by 2050
The International Energy Agency (IEA) – of which South Africa is an association country – recently released a report detailing a way forward for countries looking to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and thus give the world an even chance of...
Zutari co-creates community solutions in Soweto
Contributing to inclusive and sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction and mitigation of gender, social and economic inequalities is a key focus of the Future Cities South Africa (FCSA) programme. FCSA is the delivery partner for this UK...
Environmental organisations concerned about SA’s no-show at plastics treaty meeting
Environmental advocacy organisations Greenpeace Africa , groundWork and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have expressed concern that the South African government did not participate in a Ministerial meeting on a proposed global plastics treaty...
Manage growing quantities of hazardous medical waste
With the third wave of the pandemic now in full effect, healthcare facilities and staff are having to manage growing quantities of hazardous medical waste in addition to their life-saving medical work. While bigger health facilities generally have...
SPAR moving towards becoming carbon-neutral
Retail group SPAR has announced new sustainability goals, which will introduce several green initiatives over the next four years. Sustainable packaging has been rolled out for certain the group’s in-house ‘own brand’ products, in line with a...
Future uncertain as consulting engineers stand ready to serve
Finding solutions to momentous social, economic, and environmental challenges in South Africa today demands – more than ever – the expertise of consulting engineers, but can the sector remain up to the task? The question is a real one, according to...
Industry innovators beyond the imaginable
With various technologies at the fingertips of every enterprise, it’s becoming increasingly important to innovate in order to stay ahead of the pack. Fresh ideas and new technologies are birthed when businesses dare to venture beyond what is...
