The Department of Energy has paid a visit to a renewable energy success story on the West Coast, as the need for alternative energy projects is on the increase. The wind farm is generating enough power to run at least 100 thousand low income...
An all-round sewer and drain cleaning machine, capable of cleaning lines up to 250 mm wide,is set to take the municipal sector by storm. The Ridgid K-15000SP Sectional Machine, available from Dowson & Dobson Industrial (D&D), is described...
Researchers have used new water-tracing technology in the Sydney Basin for the first time to determine how groundwater moves in the different layers of rock below the surface. The study, conducted by the University of New South Wales (UNSW)...
Camps Bay Drive will remain closed to general traffic until late in November 2015, pending the completion of major roadworks that have been ongoing since April this year. Transport for Cape Town (TCT), the City of Cape Town’s transport authority,...
Disciplinary actions will be taken against municipal workers who have pumped raw sewage into a field, the Naledi municipality in North West said recently. “The incident was reported on Monday [28 September]; we started with investigation and...
The City of Cape Town will soon meet with the National Government to discuss possible water restrictions over the coming dry season. While the City does what it can to reduce water losses, responsible water use by residents, as prescribed by the...
The EcoMobility World Festival is up and running, with thousands of road users swapping their cars for the public transport system and various other modes of moving around the Sandton central business district (CBD). The first day exceeded...
The poorest suburbs of the Zimbabwean Capital are set for a $16 million cleanup, thanks to a fast-tracked grant from the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). The first stage of the project will concentrate on removing the raw sewage currently...
What will it eventually take for humans to realise that the way we have been living in relationship to our natural environment is not working and needs to change? Our reliance on the ‘convenient’ plastic shopping bag has taken its toll on our...
Pent up demand for housing and associated infrastructure in the Limpopo province is attracting many new players to the building and construction industry. One of the key elements in the delivery of large volumes of low cost housing is the...
