Johannesburg Water has put this weekend’s planned water cuts on hold, after initially warning residents that maintenance on a pump station would mean a lack of water. The planned maintenance of Eikenhof Pump Station was supposed to take place from...
A sediment basin in the new project being dug parallel to the Suez Canal partially collapsed earlier this week. According to a report by Egyptian State television no casualties have been reported as a result of the collapse. In an interview with...
One of South Africa’s leading building materials companies worked closely with Cape Town architects Stauch Vorster right from the design phase of South Africa’s first green taxi rank in Wallacedene, in the northern suburbs of Cape Town. For the...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) CEO Lefadi Makibinyane has resigned unexpectedly and is currently serving his notice until the end of January. According to  CESA President Abe Thela, Makibinyane stated that it was not an easy decision for...
Analysts say some companies have cut jobs to avoid being tied down by the amendments to the Labour Relations Act. The act limits the use of temporary contracts exceeding three months. It requires that such contracts be justified by the nature of...
Steady progress is being made in providing water to the residents of Mashonamini village, in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation. The department on Monday said the first phase of projects to deliver...
Johannesburg residents will be without water this weekend according to an announcement from the City’s water and sanitation service provider. Johannesburg Water (JW) released a statement warning residents of the maintenance work it will undertake...
African countries have come under scrutiny for failure to prioritise water in their development agendas. Speaking to the Inter Press services (IPS), Thomas Chiramba, Head of Freshwater Ecosystems Unit at the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) in...
Transporting water to remote sites, be it potable or process water in mining, industrial, municipal or private applications, requires immense logistical management and can significantly add to day-to-day overheads. This was a topic presented at a...
The 15th African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa conference and exhibition, returns to the CTICC in Cape Town from 12-14 May. The event has been extended by an extra day to offer three days of conference sessions, networking and an extra...
