Soweto’s Bridge Street Bridge over the Klipspruit River is due for a R37 million makeover by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA). The project, which started on 8 January 2018, is expected to reach completion in early January 2019 and involves the...
The City of Cape Town is expediting the roll-out of water pressure management technology as part of its drought relief measures. The municipality has identified 25 areas across the city that could benefit from this technology over the next three...
Energy expert Ted Blom believes distributed generation will slice electricity costs by up to 90% for the average household. Blom says South Africa and the world is at the precipice of revolutionary developments in energy generation and...
Dr Nomusa Qunta, chairperson of the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) says an independent board of inquiry will be established to investigate the circumstances that led to the collision of a Shosholoza Meyl train and a truck in the Free State earlier...
The construction and maintenance of roads are among the top priorities for government. IMIESA speaks to Steve Tinarwo, managing director, Instant Tar, about the company’s plans to grow its base in this strategically important sector. The...
Current budget restrictions now make it even more imperative that pavements are kept watertight and operational for as long as possible between scheduled maintenance interventions. Colas South Africa has the ultimate cold sealing and patch repair...
Waste workers in the eThekwini Municipality’s Outer West Region have once again downed tools despite the City’s ultimatum aimed at getting waste collection services up and running after recent strike action. The municipality on Tuesday announced...
Electronic waste rose to a record 45 million tonnes worldwide in 2016, a United Nations (UN) backed study showed recently. According to the joint report by the UN University, the International Telecommunication Union, and the International Solid...
Scientists at the University of Dundee have discovered that E. coli bacteria could play a crucial role in capturing and storing carbon dioxide. Professor Frank Sargent and colleagues at the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences, working...
Environmentally-friendly packaging is becoming increasingly essential according to a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData says it expects demand for environmentally-friendly packaging to continue to increase in response to heightened...
