Pikitup, the Waste Management Company of the City of Johannesburg, will be rolling out a free once a month bulky waste service (i.e. old mattresses, old furniture and fridges etc.) The company made the announcement this weekend when it officially...
Construction of R250 million worth of urgently needed bulk water infrastructure in the northern part of the eThekwini region is nearing completion. Ednick Msweli, newly appointed head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS) confirmed last week that...
The world’s first climate positive data center is now being built in the city of Falun, Sweden. Dubbed “EcoDataCenter” the facility will also be one of the safest in the world,featuring high standards of security. The initiator of EcoDataCenter is...
Improving access to nutritious food, food gardens are an excellent and widely adopted method for providing food to disadvantaged communities in South Africa, and around the world. According to Suzanne Ackerman, director of transformation at major...
A new online tool for businesses, NGOs and governments allows them to consider the effect of, and evaluate ways to improve on their carbon emissions. The Global Calculator has been built by the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change in...
Air quality is an important factor in the fight against climate change. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM), as the industrial hub of Gauteng has prioritized the improvement of its air quality. This is vitally important due to its high...
There has been significant coverage in the media recently about the desperate need to improve the country’s infrastructure. To achieve this more engineers are needed in the private and public sector, mentions Jan Palm, an experienced engineer in...
In January last year, the Magalies Water Capacity Building Programme was launched. Seven students across several different disciplines were offered internships for 2014. The positive developmental results and personal feedback from the interns...
The current Northern Aqueduct reached capacity on various sections of the trunk mains because of growing demand. As a result, there is not sufficient network capacity to deliver it to areas that need it most. Construction of R250 million worth of...
As part of their corporate social investment, Air Products South Africa has sponsored South African Institute of Welding’s (SAIW) Young Welder of the Year. The company sees the competition as another opportunity to further its aim of investing in...
