Towards the end of 2011, residents of Ballito experienced near-constant water shortages. “The bulk water supplier to the area, Umgeni Water, then appointed Icon Construction to construct the 10.8 km 700 mm diameter pipeline from Hazelmere Water...
A multidisciplinary water treatment specialist, Water Purification Chemical & Plant, offers a range of services that encompass the chemical aspects of drinking water treatment, the latest filtration technologies and the design of major water...
Logging of water pressure and flow is one of the most important aspects of any water demand management(WDM) programme and one that is generally neglected if not ignored completely in most parts of South Africa. In recent years, with the advent of...
Opinion article by Frank Stevens, president of the Institute for Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly selected 23 June as the international day of commemorating the value of public service to...
The construction of Cell 9 at the Holfontein H:H Disposal Site is the first commercial hazardous waste cell to be designed and constructed to the new Class A standards contained in the Draft National Standard for Disposal of Waste to Landfi ll,...
Are we missing something? Where I live we used to have many Indian Mynah birds. These birds seemed to be territorial and they protected their areas. They also seemed to breed at an incredible rate and there were always lots of them. From what I...
Every city needs events. Whether it is concerts, festivals, exhibitions, or summits, events make up the lifeblood of a city. The challenge is, the bigger the event, the bigger the mess it leaves behind. For this reason the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz...
By Sumetee Pahwa-Gajjar Businesses that strive to be environmentally sustainable must find better ways to measure and reduce their carbon footprint. Organisational goals for environmental performance areas, including the aim of carbon neutrality,...
“The Department of Environmental Affairs’ (DEA) coastal oil spill contingency plan in the Richards Bay area, where a bulk carrier vessel, MV Smart, ran aground last Monday, is firmly in place as efforts to transfer oil from the vessel are set to...
Industry experts are set to share knowledge on how to be more sustainable at the much anticipated Eastern Cape Conference, set to take place on 10 September 2013 at the Boardwalk Conference Centre in Port Elizabeth. This statement was made by the...
