“When I drove past this area in December last year, it was beautiful,” says resident Malibongwe “Daki” Tshanga, indicating a temporary housing site on Erf 1948 in Walmer township, Gqeberha. The 580 “temporary residential units” were erected last...
As infrastructure networks age and traffic demands increase, the long term protection of bridges, overpasses, culverts and other critical concrete structures has become a top priority for engineers and contractors. Within the Saint-Gobain group,...
While the ‘circular economy’ is often discussed within the context of waste management, it is not just about waste management. Professor Linda Godfrey, principal scientist at the CSIR, says, “The circular economy is not a synonym for recycling, nor...
South Africa’s built environment sector is facing significant challenges, including an ageing workforce, a growing skills gap, and the need for expertise to address deteriorating infrastructure across sectors such as water, energy, and transport....
KSB has officially launched the KSB ELN-150 Imvubu, a rugged new self-priming wastewater pump developed and built in South Africa specifically for African operating conditions. Named after the Imvubu which is the Zulu word for hippopotamus, then...
South Africa faces a looming 17% water deficit by 2030, putting critical industries like mining, which is responsible for 3% of national water use, under immense pressure. In this high-stakes environment, entrepreneur Tebogo Kale, founder of...
Johannesburg’s hope for growth and investment is being strangled by administrative failure. Developments across the City are being delayed or abandoned because the City’s digital planning systems have become unreliable – crippling approvals,...
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the preparations the provincial government and municipalities have taken ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, will serve as a springboard to accelerate service delivery. The Premier was briefing the media on the...
The annual IWMSA Landfill and Waste Treatment Conference (LaWTiG), this year, hosted by the Kwa-Zulu-Natal branch, brought voices from national and local government, engineers, scientists, and waste management practitioners together for an...
The South African Human Rights Commission has stated that water tanker mafia damage to water infrastructure should be treated as terrorism in terms of the Protection of the Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment...
