Earlier this year one of the largest pump manufacturers in the world launched a new online Submersible Pump (SP) Energy Tool. Since then water companies and municipalities from all over the world have checked their energy savings potential and...
Sanitation week kicked off on Monday with the Department of Water and Sanitation declaring May Sanitation month. This year’s theme, titled It’s not all about flushing aims to raise public awareness of sanitation and to encourage local governments...
The Department of Water and Sanitation in partnership with the Word Wide Fund, South Africa (WWF-SA) will host the second Journey of Water campaign this week. The campaign, which is WWF-SA initiative, highlights the threats to South Africa’s water...
One of the largest pump manufacturers in the world is on a quest to find the oldest submersible pump (SP) still in operation. Grundfos submersible pumps are among the most long-lived submersible pumps on the market, according to the manufacturer....
Cyber-crime is a burgeoning threat, not only to business but also to governments all over the world. The increasing number of highly publicised examples of cyber-crime activities being used against governments or for political gain highlights this...
The Polokwane Municipality has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on the Polokwane Integrated Public Transport System (PIRPTS) for phase 1a, 1 and 2 with the four affected taxi associations, namely Flora Park Park, Moletjie, Seshego-Polokwane...
In excess of one million tonnes of recovered paper is collected annually in South Africa. This is 62% of the available recoverable paper. Paper fibres deteriorate in strength during each recycling cycle. Fractionation is the process of classifying...
Government needs to transfer 8.9 million hectares of agricultural land by 2030 in order to meet the National Development Plan (NDP) target, says Rural Development and Land Reform Deputy Minister Mncebisi Skwatsha. Delivering the departmental Budget...
The South African Society of Trenchless Technology (SASTT) is currently in the process of deciding whether or not it will host its regular No Dig conference in 2016 or 2017. A major deciding factor will be whether South Africa wins a bid to host...
The Mzansi Libraries On-Line initiative was launched this week and an amount of R32 million has been allocated towards the project, which provides free internet connectivity for all South Africans through public libraries. According to Arts and...
