The Department of Labour is gearing up to host the Construction Sector Seminar on the 2020 vision for the Construction Health Safety Industry, on Thursday. Newly-appointed Department of Labour Deputy Director-General of Inspection and Enforcement...
Lafarge South Africa recently announced the appointment of Vishal Devan as the new General Manager: Supply Chain for Lafarge South Africa. The position is a newly created role for the company following the company’s decision to adopt a more...
All residents living at the Leo Mews development in Elsies River will soon have access to electricity once the final installations to the last few units have been completed. The City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate currently has two...
The annual comprehensive report profiling a collection of case studies on professional liability claims against consulting engineers in South Africa has recently been released. The collection of case studies, which is a joint collaboration by Aon...
A DA Councillor has laid charges against the Dihlabeng Municipality, in the Free State, after raw sewage spilled into the Jordan River. The municipality says a burst main sewage pipeline caused the problem. SABC news reports. Source: SABC Digital...
Emmarentia Dam is receiving a R25 million facelift that is expected to last 8 month’s according to the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA). The dam which is located on the Westdene spruit is a tributary of the Juskei River and is a popular recreational...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has set aside more than R90-million in its capital budget to undertake several major roads infrastructure projects in the City’s Region C for the 2015/16 financial year starting 1 July 2015. The region covers the...
Municipalities are under pressure to divert waste from landfill as required by the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEM:WA, Act 59 of 2008). The implementation of alternative waste management thus far has been largely on an ad hoc...
A university materials science and engineering team has developed a new energy cell that can store large-scale solar energy even when it’s dark. This innovation, from the University of Texas at Arlington team, is an improvement over most...
In a bid to stem water wastage in the country, a group of Grade 10 learners from Mathari High School in Limpopo have developed a project which uses cellphones to control water usage. Through the Project Water Conversation, learners devised a method...
