South Africa will only carry out a nuclear agreement if it is affordable and in line with procurement policies, energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson told parliament on Tuesday. In the midst of it worst electricity shortage crisis since 2008,...
The Department of Water and Sanitation is on a drive to shake up the water sector by changing the role of women in relation to water. “We want to shake the water and sanitation sector to say that women are not just those that must go and collect...
Two eThekwini Municipal employees who were injured in an accident last week Friday, 28 August 2015, are still in a critical condition in hospital. The third team member tragically died over the weekend. The eThekwini Water team were carrying out...
Africa has the highest rate of urbanisation and economic growth. These trends drive growth in demand for consumer goods, a trend expressing itself by a shift in provisioning from traditional markets to supermarkets. This is emphasized by the fast...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) will spend almost R100-million in Region B in the 2015-2016 financial year to improve and maintain the roads infrastructure, including the repairing of potholes. The region includes relatively developed suburbs...
Delegates at the World Water Week conference in Stockholm, Sweden, have resolved that water challenges must be prioritised at the next climate change conference to be held in France later this year. Ministers, water activists and various other...
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says the drought currently affecting the South African water sector is far from over. Mokonyane said at the World Water Week meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, this week, that research conducted by...
The disposal of sludge from sewage water treatment is a big issue for wastewater plants in Malaysia. While studies show that the volume of sludge is expected to rise, disposal options are limited due to stricter environmental regulations including...
The highly anticipated official opening of Unit 6 at Eskom’s Medupi power station, in Lephalale took place this weekend. Speaking at opening on Sunday, President Jacob Zuma said the construction of Medupi is a demonstration that government’s...
An innovative new range of progressing cavity pumps has entered the Southern African market, promising among other things a cost effective solution. The revolutionary new Mono EZstrip transfer pump, from Franklin Electric South Africa, is easy to...
