The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in the Western Cape has welcomed the recent heavy rains across the provincial catchments. According to the weekly hydrological report of 01 June 2020, the combined average dam level for the Western Cape...
An increasing focus on environmental protection and energy savings means that water supply and distribution systems need to become more efficient and operate optimally at minimum pressures. Single-chamber control valves are traditionally used in...
The draft regulations on generation capacity continue to fall short of addressing municipalities’ needs. The response comes from the photovoltaic industry, on the eve of the period for public comment closing at the end of the month. At the start of...
Specialised Exhibitions, a division of the Montgomery Group and organisers of Southern Africa’s leading mining, manufacturing, automation, electrical, and power trade exhibition, Electra Mining Africa, has announced that the 2020 show, due to take...
Employers must understand that the Covid-19 and the national lockdown has not suspended employment rights, warns Grant Nirenstein, director at law firm Knowles Hussain Lindsay Inc. “The disregarding of employees’ rights will prove to be a costly...
For the first in twelve months, the Vaal Dam has dipped below the neutral 50% mark as it persists to decline week-on-week, signalling a need for water users to limit water use. Presently the dam is hovering at 49.8% and is significantly lower...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on 23 June 2020 host the inaugural Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (SIDSSA) to unveil an infrastructure pipeline for six priority sectors. In preparation for the symposium, a market...
Environmental scientists are saying that sampling stools could be a faster and cheaper way to pinpoint where Covid-19 outbreaks are brewing, before scores of people become seriously ill. Anthony Turton, from the Centre for Environmental Management...
Silver linings to the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have been hard to find. However, there are a few and Carbon Tax relief is one of them. By Francois du Plessis, Operations Director at EDS Systems A three-month extension of...
The construction output growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been revised to 2.3%, down from the previous projection of 3.3% (as of mid-April) and 6.0% in the pre-COVID-19 case (Q4 2019 update). The revision reflects the impact on the...
