Eight out of nine provinces in South Africa were declared disaster areas in 2016 due to the ongoing drought. Because South Africa only receives half of the world’s average rainfall each year, the country is naturally water scarce. To add to...
Design and construction supervision on the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) will be undertaken by the Matla a Metsi Joint Venture. The announcement was made by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) last week....
A water treatment offering that is new to South Africa will soon be introduced to the water sector. Packaged Metering & Pumping Solutions (PMPS) recently announced its intentions to launch an Italian OBL Polisol automatic polymer preparation...
National dam levels are seeing a steady, week-on-week decline, the Department of Water and Sanitation said last week. The department said this decrease is gradual, with the countryâs 214 dams dropping an average 0.3% to 71.1% as of last week...
 The City of Cape Town is predicted to experience an even drier summer, based on the cityâs current rainfall patterns. To address the cityâs dire situation, 500 global leaders in the water sector will meet next May at the 2018 International Water...
The truck market experienced a 2.8% decline in sales during June to reach a total of 1,652 units. This result brings the total for the first six months of 2017 to 8,888 units, a decrease of 2.8% on the half-year results from 2016. These were the...
The message of prioritising pedestrians and cyclists when planning, designing and implementing road infrastructure, took centre stage at a recent South African Road Federation seminar. The seminar was in partnership with the South African National...
South Africaâs motor industry is holding up âsurprisingly wellâ in a tough economic environment, says Dr Azar Jammine, director and chief economist at Econometrix. During his delegate address at the Automechanika breakfast recently held in...
A pilot project introducing a single e-ticket for public transport users will soon be rolled out by the Gauteng Provincial Government. A similar card-based pilot project was introduced in Pretoria last year by the South African National Taxi...
The fast-approaching SAPICS conference â the foremost event on the supply chain managerâs calendar â will see âFoxy Futuristâ Clem Sunter take to the stage again by popular demand. Sharing his insights and scenarios with SAPICS delegates at Century...
