The roll-out of a series of desalination plants has given Cape Town a new lease on life and a chance for the city’s depleted dams to bounce back from the extended drought. Cape Town has become a hot topic for water engineering over the past 18...
The African Development Bank has approved the African Water Facility’s (AWF) work plan and budget for 2018. The plan addresses past challenges and proposes solutions to the pressing issues of resource mobilisation, filling vacancies, monitoring...
Three unions representing Eskom employees have requested a meeting with finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan after they failed to reach an agreement on Tuesday. The National Union of Metalworkers of South...
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize, met seven distressed municipalities in Limpopo this week as part of the oversight visit to distressed and dysfunctional municipalities in the province. Minister...
The South African Coal Ash Association (SACAA) has joined forces with surface mining industry association, Aspasa in an effort to reach out to potential users of coal ash products. While the industries derive their products through different means,...
Four of the 27 projects which have signed power purchase agreements with Eskom, have reached financial close. The four projects, which fall under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, (REIPPPP), are being...
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) recently announced the contribution the Port of Port Elizabeth’s vessel repair hub has made to boost the economic activity and development in the area. According to TNPA, the facility, which was...
Purchasing the most economical products for heavy vehicle transportation, may not be the most financially prudent decision. This is according to industry expert, Transportation Components, who explained, once vehicles are out of warranty –...
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has designed and constructed a mobile light detection and ranging (LiDAR) lab that will assist the uMhlathuze Municipality in monitoring its air quality. This atmospheric laser radar is a...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency has closed a section of Peter Road near Walnut Street in Ruimsig as a matter of urgency due to a collapsed culvert. The announcement comes after an inspection by JRA engineers, identified the road as unsafe for...
