New satellite data has revealed that the world’s largest air pollution hotspot is in Mpumalanga. An analysis of the satellite data by Greenpeace points to coal and transport as the two principle sources of air pollution with Mpumalanga, which is...
Last night Randeer Kasserchun was sworn in as the new president of the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA). Kasserchun takes over from Gavin Clunnie who served as head of the organisation for the past two year. “It is...
Minister for the Department of Infrastructure Development, Jacob Mamabolo, says drone technology will be a game changer for accountability and transparency in the construction sector. After launching its drone programme in eTwatwa in Ekurhuleni in...
Dam levels in the City of Cape Town have declined by 0.9% over the last week to 74.8 % of storage capacity. According to the municipality this drop is largely due to evaporation caused by the hot weather as well as a related increase in water...
By Shannon Vermaak * Unless there is a drastic overhaul in water planning and conservation in South Africa, demand for this critical, but scarce, resource will surpass supply by 2020. One way to achieve sustainable water management is to understand...
Delivering good water, sanitation and hygiene services not just to a few people for a while but to everyone forever requires a fundamental shift in the way we all think and work together. Patrick Moriarty an engineer with more than 20 years of...
Young people are upping the ante in the fight against plastic pollution in our oceans. The African Youth Waste Network has been launched in Nelson Mandela Bay. Our reporter Lerato Thipa has more. Source: SABC Digital News
The small island of Gorée, off the coast of mainland Dakar in Senegal, used to experience frequent blackouts. Residents could stay for weeks on end without access to power. Thanks to innovative engineering from the Electricity Sector Support...
Africa’s water and sanitation challenges are set to take centre stage at the 11th African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) General Assembly. The event will gather stakeholders from all over the continent in Libreville, Gabon to discuss solutions...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has identified culvert infrastructure at West Road within West Road, Greymont, between 8th street and 5th street in Greymont that is in desperate need of rehabilitation. “The inspection revealed that a major...
