Polystyrene recycling in South Africa showed increased growth in 2016, contrary to international reports that suggest the material has been “challenging to recycle”, or in some instances, is unrecyclable. The reprocessing of expanded and high...
Wastewater treatment plants could depend less on Eskom by using the biogas formed onsite. This is according to wastewater solutions company WEC Projects. The company explains that methane rich biogas, which is formed as a by-product of sewage...
The Plastics|SA Clean-Up Crew has been tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the routes and surrounding areas for three of Cape Town’s biggest spectator events are kept clean and litter-free. For the 10th consecutive year, Plastics|SA’s...
The City of Cape Town still finds itself on the fast track to having no useable water left in just over three months. This comes after two years of below than average rainfall, and bringing water usage under control now remains one of the city’s...
Several independent power producers (IPPs) have received budget quotes from Eskom which contain the costs involved to connect them to the national power grid. President Jacob Zuma put the minds of many at ease during last week’s state of the nation...
The South African National Roads Agency’s (Sanral) new CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma addresses concerns regarding the agency’s funding model and vision. He says Sanral has realised it has to adopt an integrated funding model. This will see...
South Africa’s infrastructure market value increased by almost R70 billion between 2010 and 2015, and is set to skyrocket by another R113 billion by 2020. This is according to a report titled “Infrastructure Insight: South Africa” by leading market...
Many global realities are impacting Africa’s, especially Southern Africa’s construction industry, going into 2017. Last year the world experienced many unexpected developments, from Brexit to falling commodity prices, and waning GDP growth...
By Matt Coetzee By 2050, the UN predicts that cities will somehow accommodate a massive 2.5 billion more people than the 4 billion that already live there. The big question is: Where are they all going to go? How do we make sure these places are...
South Africa’s Water and Sanitation minister has issued a warning that if water resources are not managed well in the country, the drought situation will persist. The minister has emphasised the importance of careful water management seeing...
