The Cederberg Municipality has awarded a R17 million contract to the Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies subsidiary, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies South Africa, to design, build and commission a 1.7 Mℓ/d seawater desalination...
Nearly 40% of the world’s population suffers from a shortage of water. By 2050, this number could reach four billion. Spain, Mexico, California and the Arab Peninsula have already opted for the desalination of brackish or seawater to meet their...
When Aveng Group CEO Roger Jardine joined Aveng Limited in 2008, part of his motivation was the importance of infrastructure as a key economic driver for the country and the contribution he personally was qualified to make. Then came the 2008...
Some members of staff of the City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management Department began this week by staging an illegal sit-in strike on Monday 19 August 2013 at the Schaapkraal Depot, according to Area Collections Head, Solid Waste Management...
McDonald’s South Africa is reportedly changing the way it builds its restaurants and is rolling out more “sustainable” restaurants across the country. The franchise unveiled its second steel frame restaurant in Silverlakes, Gauteng, on 19 August...
“PETCO is all about Partnerships, Responsibility and Environmental Integrity” says PETCO CEO, Cheri Scholtz. A ground-breaking partnership has been formed with Sappi ReFibre, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, PETCO and other...
The Coega sponsored Maths and Science Programme is proving to be a success after producing this year’s regional winners of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) water competition– a group who went on to clinch third position...
Based on its ongoing analyses of methods of sustainable development in water treatment, Frost & Sullivan announced on 20 August 2013 that it will be recognising Fraser Alexander with the 2013 South Africa Frost & Sullivan Award for...
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department will be installing the last batch of control valves on the water distribution line in Summer Greens, as part of Phase 4 of the water supply infrastructure upgrade in the Cape Town suburb of...
The finals of AQUALIBRIUM, the exciting SAICE-WRC Schools Water Schools Competition 2013 was held at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg on Friday 16 August 2013. This worthwhile competition never fails to excite the teams,...
