Eskom fully supports the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RE-IPPP), saying that IPPs must play a role in the country’s electricity market. In a statement on Tuesday, the power utility said it...
Energy is currently the second biggest cost factor in the recycled paper production with the highest lever for cost improvement. Energy generation from sorting and process rejects, provides a considerable substitution and saving of fossil fuel as...
Breaking down dilapidated mud huts and replacing them with brick homes. All part of a rural development project that the Free State government is conducting in the rural Qwa Qwa region of the province. And the plan is to focus on ensuring the...
Online registration for the 2015 IMESA Conference, being held in Cape Town from the 28th to the 30th of October, closes on Friday 23rd October and only manual registrations will be accepted thereafter. Registration officially opens on Tuesday 27th...
A major project to effect road repairs and slope stabilisation at the Franschhoek Pass in the Western Cape has resulted in an innovative solution being developed by a leading South African engineering consultancy. The Western Cape Department of...
China has reiterated its commitment to support industrialisation in South Africa and the rest of the African continent by pledging $50 billion towards industrialisation projects, said the Department of Trade and Industry (dti). In a statement on...
A total of R150 million is required to complete the ongoing refurbishment of the Deneysville Waste Water Treatment Works Project in the Free State, says Water and Sanitation Director General Margaret-Ann Diedericks. The additional funds are in...
The City of Cape Town’s Parks Department has received a prestigious award for Phase 1 of its Smart Parks Project which seeks to provide inclusive public spaces that appeal to all members of the community. A Merit Award of Excellence was presented...
Anyone who wants to attempt fracking in South Africa will now have to get permission from the water affairs minister. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, was added to the list of controlled activities in the National Water Act, according to a notice...
Service delivery complaints are common and diverse. But a few residents in KwaMashu, west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, have a rather peculiar problem. They have homes, but it’s quite a challenge to reach them. Source: SABC Digital News Source...
