An historic wine estate in Somerset West might not appear to be synonymous with cutting-edge scientific discoveries, but 317-year-old Vergelegen has hosted field researchers undertaking ground-breaking work for over a decade. Local and...
A new study suggests that mobile network data can be used to effectively estimate carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions in urban areas at very low cost. Â The study was carried out in Nuremberg, Germany by big data analytics...
The number of accidents on construction sites increased 10% in 2016, compared to 2015. This was according to Deon Bester, occupational health and safety manager at the Master Builders Association of the Western Cape. Of this percentage, 889...
Plans for South Africa’s new nuclear plants suffered a setback last week after the High Court in Cape Town ruled its plan as unlawful, with the presiding judge condemning two aspects of the procurement process. Source: BBC...
Six mega housing infrastructure projects are in the pipeline for Ekurhuleni. The rollout of the projects is expected to span over the next five years and will address the serious human settlement backlog across the city.This was according to metro...
Africa is heading for a big year in the renewable energy space, with Kenya, South Africa and Morocco pegged as the countries that will expand on its wind power the greatest. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) recently released its flagship...
The OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape recently reached a payment agreement with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to settle its outstanding debt amounting R87 million. The department’s minister Nomvula Mokonyane met with...
There has been a slight decrease of 0.3% across South Africa’s 211 dams according to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) weekly dam report. As of the end of last week, the national average was at 72.9% compared to 73.2% on 20 April. The...
Things are looking very promising for South Africa’s very first water fund. The City of Cape Town and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently formally agreed to establish the fund for the drought-stricken city in an attempt to safeguard water...
Since its founding by local pioneer Jean-Louis Frey in 1987, Esor Tuboseal has established itself as a master in a highly specialised discipline that enables pipes to be cleaned, rehabilitated or repaired almost completely underground without...
