Festo South Africa was sub-contracted by Bateman Engineering Technologies to supply and install a state-of-the-art pneumatic system for Meulwater Water Treatment Works (WTW). The Meulwater WTW is a newly constructed purification plant located in...
China’s economy eclipsing Japan as the world’s second largest economy has long-lasting impact on global energy production, consumption and prices. These macro changes are not fleeting but structural, and are shifting the cyclical rhythm...
The objective The University of Pretoria (Tukkies) needed to embark on a water conservation drive. The challenge Current consumption breakdown per area was not quantified, infrastructure was ageing, and internal capacity was not available. The...
There are three distinct components regarding energy security in Africa. They form the backbone of socio-economic stability which includes price, supply and sustainability. Certain countries dependant on hydrocarbon potential, for example, will...
Allyson Lawless, SAICE’s president in 2000, was made an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, at a glittering function in Drapers Hall, London, on 5 November 2012. The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) was founded by HRH the...
I got to experience a little bit of everyday life in Uganda, including using a community latrine. Let me tell you it is not easy to go with a crowd.
DPI Plastics forms part of the Dawn Group, which specialises in the manufacture and distribution of branded hardware, sanitaryware, plumbing, kitchen, engineering and civil products. An official Dawn financial statement has shown that DPI Plastics...
The implementation of water conservation and water demand management, along with other measures, are proceeding well and should ensure the sustainable water supply in the short and long term for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and surrounding...
The movement of people to major urban centres and mushrooming of shanty towns is throttling the government’s best efforts to provide proper sanitation for all its people, says Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Zoe Kota-Fredericks. Speaking at...
In order to provide proper sanitation facilities in parts of South Africa, NGO Sulabh International will construct 200 toilets and a training school around Mahatma Gandhi’s Phoenix settlement in Durban. “Sulabh International will open a...
