The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved its first Partial Credit Guarantee of risk management product. The Financial Sector Development Department, led by Stefan Nalletamby, has embarked on a groundbreaking operation that will result in...
The quest for the oldest submersible pump (SP) in operation is still on as one of the largest pump manufacturers in the world continues to call for entries. Grundfos submersible pumps are among the most long-lived submersible pumps on the market,...
The Clanwilliam Project Management Office (PMO), for the raising of the Clanwilliam Dam Wall project, was unveiled recently by the Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane at an official event in the Western Cape. The office will ensure that...
South Africa is fast approaching a water crisis of “distastrous” proportions‚ Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane said on Sunday‚ adding that the country was the 30th driest in the world. Speaking during a visit to Illovo in Kwazulu-Natal as...
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government is considering desalination as part of its strategy to solve its water challenges. The idea to build a large-scale seawater desalination plant is the first of its kind as smaller plants already exist in South...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) says it has initiated a process to establish a formal inquiry into allegations that one of its top engineers is not qualified or registered with the statutory engineering body. The engineer in...
Residents of Kimberley and surrounding areas woke up to dry taps on Saturday morning due to the refurbishment of existing water infrastructure. The project currently underway in the Sol Plaatje Municipality, in the Northern Cape, will see the...
Choosing the right full submersible pump system has the potential to improve energy efficiency by up to 50%. This is according to Grundfos, an international submersible pump (SP) specialist. An SP system consists of an SP pump, a dedicated motor, a...
Whenever health care waste is discussed with people outside of the industry, the first thing that comes to mind is the illegal dumping of syringes and body parts. The media quite rightly are quick to focus on these events and we are all familiar...
There has been a downward trend in the number of pipe bursts, as well as a reduction in water losses, on the City of Cape Town’s reticulation network during the first five months of 2015. According to the municipality this is thanks to the City’s...
