The Eastern Basin’s acid mine drainage treatment plant was officially launched by the Department of Water and Sanitation Department last week. The plant, which is the largest of its kind in the world, pumps approximately 110ML of water per...
Investigations have been opened following the death of six men who were killed at the Salisbury naval base situated at the Durban harbour. The incident, which was described as a freak accident, also injured about 26 others. The deaths were said to...
Although tropical cyclone Dineo was downgraded to a tropical storm, she brought rains over parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga which have seen a rise in water levels. A number of dams around the country have also seen a slight increase in water levels...
We have to be more innovative, deliberate and excited about solving our water issues, Monhla Hlahla, Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority’s (TCTA) chairperson said at the launch of Eastern Basin’s acid mine drainage treatment plant last week. Although...
Tyre manufacturer Continental recently won the Tyre Manufacturer of the Year award at the Tyre Technology Expo 2017 in Hanover, Germany. Nikolai Setzer, an executive member on Continental’s board, said: “We are very excited about this award...
The tolling of urban road infrastructure is fundamentally wrong, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) said. Following the Constitutional Court ruling that halted the South African National Roads Agency’s (Sanral’s) plans to toll the N1 and N2...
A R120 million community development training programme has kicked off in anticipation of the construction of the N2 Wild Coast Toll Road. The programme has been undertaken by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and aims to...
Volvo Group Southern Africa is on the expansion train with new facilities currently being developed in Pinetown, Port Elizabeth, Kenya and Zambia. The automaker also plans to expand its market share across Africa in 2017. In the second half of...
Air pollution in Africa has led to the premature deaths of 712,000 people every year. This amounts to more deaths than those who die as a result of unsafe water, malnutrition and unsafe sanitation. These facts were recently presented by the World...
Is solar energy currently making a significant enough contribution to the national energy grid? With 1,484MW of renewable energy projects having recently been awarded, Davin Chown, director at Genesis Eco Energy, says solar has made a significant...
