The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Infrastructure Development & Property Management is considering laying criminal charges against Officials of the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development & Property...
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: Changes looming to plastic bag regulationsOptimal water use...
An innovative method for aluminium recycling has been boosted by research showing the microscopic changes that take place when molten alloys cool. Researcher Dr Biao Cai from the University of Birmingham’s School of Metallurgy and Materials ...
In 2019, South Africa recovered 1.2 million tonnes of recyclable paper products. Anele Sololo, general manager of RecyclePaperZA, the paper recycling association, says the country’s paper recovery rate is at 68.5%. These 1.2 million tonnes of paper...
M&D Construction Group, a leading multidisciplinary construction company, continues to build on an impressive track record of successfully completing technically complex infrastructure projects for South African municipalities and other client...
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) says its making ‘steady progress’ in developing the multi-billion-rand N2 Wild Coast Road (N2WCR) project. The N2WCR project will serve as a crucial economic artery, bringing...
Environment minister Barbara Creecy has gazetted draft amendments to the National Environmental Management Act in a move to phase out certain types of plastic bags. Among the most important amendments is the ban on the manufacture, trade, and...
While South Africans celebrate the lifting of many Covid-19 restrictions and the full reopening of the economy, the news is not all good as Eskom has reported a severely constrained power system, resulting in continued load shedding. By South...
As hospitals around the world are trying to fight the ongoing onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of well-maintained, fully functioning hospitals and clinics is continuously being highlighted. Pandemics and disasters aside, experts...
Wastewater reuse presents a sustainable solution to support food security amid looming water shortages, but the cost of the necessary infrastructure means it is not being widely adopted in South Africa. However, manufacturing plants, particularly...
