The South African building and construction industry remains under tremendous pressure, with confidence still on the decline. According to 2019Q1 cidb SME Conditions Survey, general building (GB) confidence declined by 1 index point to 33. Ntando...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has just announced a R341 million injected into the Vaal cleanup. However a lot more money is needed to rectify the dire situation as raw sewage continues to flow down streets and rivers in the Vaal district....
Overstrand Municipality has awarded a 15-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract to Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies South Africa to manage the municipality’s extensive water and wastewater infrastructure network. Overstrand...
Passenger rail remains the backbone of land-based public transport networks across the world. Unfortunately, the passenger rail service across South Africa, and particularly the Western Cape, has been in a state of crisis characterised by declining...
Sanral has signed an MoU with equipment supplier Pilot Crushtec to promote transformation and empowerment in South Africa. The barriers to entry for newcomers in the roads sector are restrictive due to high cost of capital equipment and lack of...
The 95-year-old Hartbeespoort Dam has been plagued by water hyacinths since the 1970s. However, there may be a way to harness these alien invaders to empower local communities and start a circular economy. The water quality in the Hartbeespoort Dam...
Crucial to any water treatment plant in the 21st century and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the extended use of automation systems, with Scada being a crucial aspect. Although many municipal sectors see automation as an unnecessary...
Minister Gugile Nkwinti has announced a R341 million injected into the Vaal River cleanup. During a site visit early this month, the South African Human Rights Commission’s Mohamed Ameermia stated that the contamination of the Vaal River must...
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga says that her department has “managed to break through the glass ceiling” when it comes to sanitation in schools. “As you know the president has made money available to eradicate pit latrines within three...
Government is looking at ways to accelerate new power projects while the private sector is examining new technologies and financing options to ease South Africa through its current power shortfall, it emerged at the DLO Africa Power Roundtable. By...
