Around 80 delegates, including representatives of 13 African countries, gathered in Nairobi recently to explore the feasibility of establishing the Africa Geothermal Centre of Excellence (AGCE). The centre would enhance the continent’s...
The City of Cape Town’s construction of the first 93 units of the 463 rental apartments which are being built in Langa is nearing completion. Approximately R100 million has been spent thus far on the construction of the 15 blocks comprising the 93...
Nomvula Mokonyane, minister of Water and Sanitation, has started the ball rolling for the establishment of a new single provincial water board in KwaZulu-Natal. Minister Mokonyane says that the move to amalgamate the two water boards is not...
An administrator has been appointed to implement interventions in the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality, says the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Ministry. Earlier this week the Ministry appointed Kamalasan Chetty as the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation, in partnership with the Ventersdorp Local Municipality, have completed the upgrade of the R52 million Ventersdorp Bulk Water Supply project. The upgrade will ensure that water shortage becomes a thing of the...
Government has already met the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals of reducing the number of people who don’t have access to basic water supply by half. According to figures released by the Department of Water and Sanitation, an estimated...
The harmful effects of acid mine drainage on the environment are being successfully combated by a large acid mine drainage plant in Germiston, Gauteng, which contains a comprehensive mixing system. The acid mine drainage plant consists of a...
As the African water utilities industry looks set to accelerate with an anticipated compound annual growth rate of over 9 percent, this lucrative sector is expected to be valued at $5.3 billion by the end of 2017. This impressive growth is...
African power utilities, regulators and investors are optimistic about the future of electricity delivery on the continent. This is the conclusion of PWC’s Power and Utilities Sector survey. It surveyed 51 senior power and utility sector...
Scientists at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, who have been testing the waters around Rio for the last 20 years, have expressed disappointment with the lack of progress being made in preparation for the 2016 Olympics. Employing advanced...
