Eskom’s Medupi Unit 6 is currently being progressively tested and optimised to enable it to join the Eskom generation fleet as a contributor to energy supply, said the parastatal on Wednesday. Medupi consists of six units of approximately 800 MW...
The KwaZulu-Natal Institute for Architecture (KZNIA) recently welcomed its new President. Ruben Reddy, owner of his own nationally based practice, was inducted at a ceremony, sponsored by Patron of Architecture, Corobrik. Reddy said that his...
An energy efficiency project of Tonga View Primary School in Kwalugedlane, Mpumalanga, scooped first prize at the 2015 African Energy Awards. The Syngas Stove Project, initiated by the Eskom WESSA Energy and Sustainability Programme, won in the...
A Community Parks and Street Cleaning project worth more than R13.8 million was recently launched in Umtshezi, KwaZulu-Natal. “It is anticipated that the implementation of these projects will create at least 235 work opportunities. This entails,...
The Rosendaal human settlements project, situated close to Roosendal High School, formally kicks off the first phase of the Delft integrated housing project which will lead to the eventual construction of 2 407 subsidised housing units in total. “I...
The Northern Areas Sewer, next to Jan Smuts Drive in Pinelands, has collapsed and is being attended to by City of Cape Town contractors. The municipality says over-pumping is taking place and workers are now digging to unblock the sewer. “A...
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched the Agriculture and the Green Economy in South Africa: A CSIR Analysis report. The report recognises the potential for an Agricultural Green Economy to flourish, given South...
Work on a housing development valued at R200 million in Dobsonville, Extension 2, has begun and is expected to be completed by June 2016. As part of its ongoing attempts to alleviate the housing shortage in the city, The Johannesburg Social Housing...
Zola Tsotsi, director and chairman of the board of Eskom, has stepped down after a lengthy deliberation by the Eskom board on a vote of no confidence on Monday, 30 March. Dr Ben Ngubane has been appointed acting chairperson. According to a...
Kenya recently launched Africa’s first water fund, a public-private partnership aimed at raising $15 million to provide clean water to 9.3 million people by protecting the basin of the country’s longest river. The Nature Conservancy, a...
