As a new member of the NuWater team, James Morisse, executive: Business Development for Africa, offers unique insights into how the company foresees its role in maintaining water supply security across different markets and sectors. In my 17 years...
IMIESA talks to Tente Tente, divisional manager: Phase II, Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, about the roll-out of one of the region’s most significant water projects, vital for South Africa’s Gauteng province. Please comment on the...
National Asphalt MD Sean Pretorius talks about the company’s commitment to developing optimum solutions for existing and new road construction. What is the company’s strategy for 2017? We take a leadership approach, which means we focus on...
Tests have begun at Africa’s first plant that plans to convert plastic waste into commercial synthetic fuel oil. Renewable energy company Alternative Energy Systems, based in Kenya, uses a conversion technology that involves heating the waste under...
South Africa’s paper recycling rates match up to many developed economies. The volume of paper and paper packaging recovered globally for recycling has increased substantially over the past decade. In 2000, the Paper Recycling Association of South...
Bayside Mall in Table View near Cape Town has already started to see the results of its energy intervention after heeding government and environmentalists’ call to go green. Its sustainability projects includes solar energy, rainwater...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is excited to announce their first training session on the impact of human activities on the environment. Join this Level 1 Accredited Waste Management in Midrand from 15 to 16 March...
Fifteen tonnes of recycled expanded polystyrene is being used in the production of concrete blocks that will be used to build a brand new Table Bay Mall. The project will be undertaken by construction company Greenlite Concrete. The recycled...
Quantity surveyors are best placed to stem corruption in government infrastructure projects, according to the Association for South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS). The association weighed in on the R50 billion that will be spent to fund...
The value of infrastructure projects in East Africa fell by 52 per cent in 2016 to $27.4 billion, down from $57.5 billion in 2015, according to Africa Construction Trends Report by Deloitte Africa. The drop is attributable to reduction in...
