The Water Hub is a research, innovation and training centre located on a decommissioned wastewater treatment plant in Franschoek, in the Western Cape. The hub is close to an informal settlement that has over 6000 residents. The old wastewater plant...
The possible impacts that carbon tax will have on reducing greenhouse gases, economic growth, employment, and industry competitiveness were assessed in a report conducted by National Treasury. The report called, “Modelling the Impact on South...
The Africa Energy Indaba Conference 2017 will provide a platform that will enable project owners to accelerate the development and implementation of Africa’s high priority renewable energy projects. NEPAD, the implementing arm of the African...
The World Green Building Council (WGBC) is representing the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) at this year’s 22nd UN Framework for Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco. The Green Building...
A R5,5 million investment has been awarded to five local plastics collectors to help expand the existing separation, collection, sorting and/or mechanical recycling facilities of these companies. The investment was awarded by the Polyolefin...
Elsie Snyman, CEO of Industry Insight, chats to IMIESA Magazine editor Alastair Currie about the qualitative and quantitative elements included in CESA’s bi-annual survey, non-payment issues and touches on the contraction in the African and...
Africa has seen a decrease in the number and value of construction projects this year, compared to previous years, JP Labuschagne, Deloitte Africa infrastructure & capital projects leader said. He added that global economic headwinds, low...
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international, independent, standards organisation, launched its new GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards for South Africa on Tuesday. South Africa is the third country to hold an event launching the new...
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) described the resignation of Brian Molefe as Eskom chief executive as a step towards cleansing the state-owned power utility, calling him a “Gupta appointee” for good measure, Africa News Agency reported. The...
Times remain tough for the consulting engineering industry, a recent study by the Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has found. CESA’s bi-annual economic and capacity survey for the period January to June 2016 found that confidence levels...
