Designed to meet diverse production tasks ranging from mining, quarrying and road construction to large-scale earthmoving projects, these hydraulic excavators come to market with key enhancements in terms of safety, ultra-fast truck-loading cycle...
Ugu District Municipality has reached a milestone with water provision within the district, increasing access to basic water to 83%. In a statement released by the municipality it acknowledged there is still more work to be done in ensuring a 100%...
A landmark construction contract to build a railway along the coast of Africa’s most populous country was signed by Nigeria and China recently. The US$11.97 billion contract, to be executed by China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd...
Eskom on Tuesday reported a profit of R9.3 billion for the six months ending on 30 September 2014. This is down 24% from R12.2 billion for the same period the previous year. “While Eskom reported a profit of R9.3 billion in the first half of its...
The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Engineering was officially presented to Hatch Goba chairman, Trueman Goba at the inaugural South African Professional Services Awards (SAPSA) ceremony held in Johannesburg. Goba was...
South African mobile equipment supplier AfrEquip is introducing something new to the local market: a fast, simple and effective way for organisations to green their operations and save. Driven by requirements and local mandates such as green waste...
A new type of wood pelleting machine has been developed by German plant making company Amandus Kahl to handle greater capacities and produce a more efficient product. Three years ago, a large US-based wood pelleting firm had Amandus Kahl present...
In South Africa, it is estimated that we have millions of waste tyres lying in dumps and stockpiles, or scattered across the country in residential, industrial and rural areas. Almost 10 million waste tyres are added to this number every year....
Knysna municipality is in the process of removing redundant standpipes in the formalised sections of the Northern Areas in Knysna. Municipal Manager Lauren Waring said Knysna has experienced low water levels in recent months and the municipality...
The Emfuleni Local Municipality has refuted claims that its sewer reticulation system is one of the pollution threats to the Vaal River System, through E-coli and other pathogens, from raw or poorly treated sewage. In a statement released last week...
