Eskom is investigating a fire that broke out at its Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga on Friday. According to Eskom the fire started at the Unit 3 fabric filter plant between 5:30pm and 6:30pm but was extinguished immediately. The power utility...
The City of Cape Town has started with the preparatory work for the construction of two MyCiTi bus depots in Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha. The depots form part of the roll-out of Phase 2A of the City’s MyCiTi bus service which will serve 1,4...
The City of Cape Town has started with the recruitment of rail enforcement officers as part of its efforts to address the safety and security of Metrorail commuters and infrastructure. The City’s mayor committee approved the appointment of 100 law...
A second transformer has come online at the Sebenza Power Substation in Johannesburg. The transformer, which forms part of the City of Johannesburg’s billion rand refurbishment project, is expected to double the output of the facility and...
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has apologised unreservedly for the recently published article titled Out on a Rib and the distress it has caused. This comes after the institute called an emergency meeting of the...
Piet Steyn, managing director of Oilkol, remembers a time in the late 1950s and 60s when people used to drag trolleys behind them through the streets collecting waste. Over 60 years later, has all that much changed? These people, who were mostly...
A South African scientist has patented an improved method to purify water for drinking purposes. It will be used in one of the first solar powered desalination plants in Cape Town to deliver safe, clean water to low income communities. Source: SABC...
KSB Pumps and Valves has achieved Level 1 B-BBEE status following the acquisition of a 30% stake in the South African business by Insikazi Synergies, a 100% black women-owned company. This is a first for the multi-national KSB Group, a German...
Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene, has given the go ahead for tax deductions for companies operating in a special economic zone. Coega is amongst the six with approved preferential tax benefits. “It gives us great joy that the Minister has...
South Africa is set to launch its first Research Chairs to assist in addressing the challenges and opportunities around solid waste management. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will launch the South African Research Chairs on Waste...
