Africa poses unique challenges for the provision and preservation of roads and road transport. To address some of these challenges, the South African Road Federation (SARF) in association with the International Road Federation (IRF) and the World...
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) is making a major difference through the implementation of strategic projects, which will help shape current and future societies that are integrated, inclusive and equipped with the skills to compete in the...
As a signature event of this year’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs opened doors to over 2 000 business representatives from both sides. Their discussions focused on three major areas:...
The recent spate of high-profile building fires has highlighted the need for rational design of performance-based fire-safety systems. This comes after three firefighters died attempting to extinguish the blaze at the Gauteng Health Department...
Groundwater extraction and desalination are some of the interventions being implemented by water-scarce regions. The next step is to ensure potable water quality, which requires specialist technologies and expertise, areas where Quality Filtration...
Government has raised R195 million to assist in eradicating pit latrines at schools across the country. According to Deputy President David Mabuza, a multi-stakeholder breakfast on sanitation infrastructure for schools has raised R195 million in...
South Africa could face a 17% water deficit by 2030 unless the country improves its water management. Trevor Balzer, Deputy Director General at the Department of Water and Sanitation talks about some of the interventions underway. Source: eNCA...
Cape Town’s water restrictions will be “conservatively lowered” to Level 5 from 1 October 2018 as dam levels near 70%. The water usage target will be increased from 50 litres to 70 litres per person per day and the daily collective consumption...
One of the most robust, versatile and widely used unit operations in the treatment of wastewater worldwide is dissolved air flotation. With a growing market for wastewater reuse, the demand for these systems is expected to rise accordingly. The...
The South African Human Rights Commission is conducting an inspection at the Vaal Dam following allegations that approximately 150 ML of raw sewage is flowing into the Rietspruit and Vaal rivers daily. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)...
