Building confidence rose by three points to 43 despite weaker economic activity in the first quarter of 2017. This is according to the Bureau for Economic Research’s (BER) Building Confidence Index. “This marks the highest confidence in more than a...
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has given Eskom 90 days to investigate the power utility’s acting CEO Matshela Koko. This comes after the Sunday Times learned that Eskom awarded tenders worth 1 billion rand (US$80.5 million) to Impulse...
The new Preferential Procurement Regulations will soon come into effect, replacing the current regulations which were last published in 2011. The regulations, which come into effect on April 1, are based on the Preferential Procurement Policy...
New technologies and innovative approaches are opening doors for Africa’s off-grid and on-grid efforts to increase electricity access. This was according to principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting, Warrick Stewart. Speaking at the...
Energy security remains elusive on the African continent and is one of the biggest challenges engulfing the utility sector, according to KPMG experts. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that two out of three people in sub-Saharan...
A new white paper adapted for the developing countries of Brazil and Mexico was recently published. The paper, issued by GE Water & Process Technologies, underscores the potential for developing countries to increase the use of water recycling...
Africa’s growing population is not only increasing the demand for safe, clean drinking water, but is also placing pressure on current water resources. At the United Nations Water Summit in Durban, African water ministers committed to...
A call for world leaders to unite and do more to support the global push for greater access to water and sanitation was one of the focal points at the World Water Day Summit in Durban last week. The summit was held as part of National Water Week....
The first mine water atlas launched last week by the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Minister Nomvula Mokonyane and the Water Research Commission (WRC). The launch took place in Durban and was part of World Water Day which also coincided with...
Following the launch of the United Nations World Water Development Report 2017 last week, stakeholders in the industry have asked whether South Africa’s water scarcity is driving new forms of partnership within the private sector. Zuma, who...
