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...
Keynote speaker at the recent Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) conference, Minister Thulas Nxesi of the Department of Public Works, believes that, “Government cannot deliver the National Development Plan (NDP) alone. It is incumbent on the...
Botswana’s president has called on the public to manage water resources carefully as the country continues to face significant water challenges. President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama said recurring drought was challenging the government’s...
The African Water Facility (AWF) has offered a EUR 3-million grant to the Republic of Somalia to contribute towards project designed to build climate change resilience and reduce water stress in Somaliland. Expected to improve the management of...
An abattoir in Villiers,Free State had its pumping facilities dismantled by officials of the Blue Scorpions, an enforcement unit of the Department of Water and Sanitation,  for operating without a water use license. Accompanied by the police, the...
A private public partnership between ABSA DevCo and the Knysna Municipality will result in an additional 359 housing units being added in Hornlee, Knysna. Municipal Manager Lauren Waring said this is exciting news for Hornlee residents. “The...
State-of-the-art nanotechnology research equipment worth R17 million – the first such equipment in South Africa – was unveiled at Rhodes University by the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor. The Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass...
