The benefits of trenchless technologies must be considered very broadly in order to understand how to assess the value of using the technologies as it relates to cost. Digging up a road using hammers and drills has cost implications far beyond the...
With over 90 years on the African continent, born from legacy African businesses, AECOM’s footprint grows from project to project. Dede Bukasa, head of civil operations, takes this month’s Hot Seat to discuss AECOM’s vision for the future of...
KPMM’s national infrastructure projects range from Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal to Giyani in Limpopo. From the onset of trading in June 2001, KPMM Construction’s (KPMM’s) core specialisation has been in roads and bridges, followed by an evolution...
Another South African municipality has joined the fight against illegal dumping. Nelson Mandela Bay is implementing a comprehensive strategy to eliminate illegal dumping. According to the municipality there are currently19 formal waste transfer...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) has announced its plans to refurbish Port Elizabeth’s landmark Shark Rock Pier. The refurbishment project started shortly after the Splash Festival ended on 7 April 2015. The upgrade which is expected to...
People may consider organic waste a liability: it’s smelly, soggy, attracts flies, and potentially generates methane gas in landfills. A feasibility study carried out by the City of Cape Town during 2013 asks whether households can successfully...
The World Bank has backed SA’s focus on infrastructure investment, rather than consumption, to grow its economy. World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, said ahead of the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings that the...
The aeration process at the Stellenbosch municipal water treatment plant in the Western Cape has been dramatically improved after ten world-class modular compact (MC) industrial gear (IG) units were installed by water project specialist, Inenzo...
More than 400 million people in Africa live in urban areas and because of high rural to urban migration rates the number of people living in urban areas will increase from 62% to 70% by the year 2030. In 2011, the South African government...
A pipeline in Athlone Park north of Durban collapsed on Friday morning following an act of vandalism. According to the eThekwini Municipality thieves stole the brackets of the 375mm steel water pipeline. Areas without water supply include Athlone...
