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...
A new global study providing the first real evidence that microplastics are now inside humans raises grave concerns about the health implications. This is according to Bluewater, a world leader in water purification technology and solutions. The...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has welcomed government’s increased focus on infrastructure development in support of economic recovery and job creation. This comes after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni confirmed this while tabling his...
The City of Cape Town has diverted close to a quarter of its waste from landfill during the 2016/17 period. According to the municipality its waste minimisation efforts have helped to increase the percentage of waste diverted away from landfill...
Flowtite South Africa’s managing director, Bantu Mselana, shares the company’s strategic vision for resurgent growth in glass fibre reinforced pipe (GRP) in key sectors that include water, sanitation and gas pipeline delivery, building on Flowtite™...
IMIESA speaks to Dinesh Chaithoo, MD of Chaithoo, about the company’s expanding business model, which includes a growing footprint in Africa for a range of solutions founded on civil engineering design and construction, contract law, and project...
Dr. Philippa Notten of The Green House has been working with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) during the month of October to highlight some of the issues around plastic pollution and how we can turn this problem around. Dr. Philippa Notten...
