Last year’s glitches that resulted in almost a month long water supply interruption in parts of the Gauteng province has posed a challenge to all municipalities to better prepare themselves for such incidences. In this regard, the Ekurhuleni...
In celebration of National Water Week Knysna Municipality is partnering with the Lunchbox Theatre to bring the message of how important water and its conservation are to learners of the greater municipal area. Executive Mayor Georlene Wolmarans...
Innovation and skills growth are the aims of a recent initiative in SRK Consulting’s Johannesburg office, where young engineers and scientists were briefed to research and develop anything that would improve their work quality and efficiencies....
The purpose of the National Water Week is extremely important as many people still don’t have access to this source of life. In his 2012 State of the Nation Address, president Jacob Zuma said 95 percent of households had access to water. The...
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the unique considerations and elements in establishing such a Facility as the Electron Road Transfer Station – such a design and construction of such a Facility is a NECESSARY EVIL in our modern society, as...
South Africa is a water stressed country. In KwaZulu-Natal, the situation is being compounded by an extended dry spell leaving many desperate for sustained rainfall. Water resources are under tremendous pressure. In this video SABC Reporter Blain...
Water has no substitute: this is the theme for National Water Week 2015 (NWW). The key message according to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is “What if this was the last drop?” “Through this year’s campaign, DWS seeks to remind the...
Most South Africans obtain their water from dams that are generally remote from where the concentrations of users are. This leads to expensive pipelines, pumping costs and high maintenance requirements over great distances at rates not sustainable...
Durban has been awarded another feather in its cap for its climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives. Mayor of eThekwini Municipality James Nxumalo announced that Durban will be joining the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), an...
The late Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane will be afforded a special funeral service, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe announced at a special media briefing in Pretoria on Sunday. Minister Chabane died in a car...
