In 2001, Singaporean businessman Jack Sim founded the World Toilet Organisation to bring attention to the lack of sanitation in developing countries. Travellers are still taking part in the organizsation’s annual World Toilet Day (19 November),...
On World Toilet Day, 2.5-billion people sit without access to adequate sanitation. A child dies every 15 seconds as a result. In South Africa the move towards universal access has improved since 1994, but the census showed that 5.2% of households...
The Nkhensani Hospital in Giyani, Limpopo, is affected by a water crisis in the town after the Nsami Dam started drying up, according to a report on Monday. The Sowetan reported the hospital had been relying on the municipality to deliver water in...
Trends, Milestones and Challenges After 37 years as a scientist in the field of groundwater, and having just celebrated his 30th anniversary with SRK Consulting, partner and principal hydrogeologist Peter Rosewarne looks at some developments in the...
Photo: DPI Plastics product manager, RenierSnyman DPI Plastics technical and product manager Renier Snyman points out that the company’s range of Ultraflo pipes are manufactured from modified polyvinyl chloride (mPVC), which is specifically...
Photo: Various government commissions and agencies that have been established to solve problems in local government can research and examine the problems being experienced in infrastructure delivery but the delivery of service infrastructure can...
Recent results from South Africa’s biggest construction firms have made it clear that delays in issuing large tenders are hurting the sector. At the root of the problem, it seems, is a lack of project management and engineering skills in...
Lanseria International Airport has been sold to a consortium of investors, it was announced on Thursday night. “A group of private investors who have owned and developed the Lanseria International Airport over the past 21 years have sold 100...
Photo: Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba SOUTH Africa needs to diversify its economy and invest in infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurship, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday. “The structure of the South...
THE high number of vacancies or instability at senior management level within some of South Africa’s municipalities poses a risk to the financial and operational management at those municipalities, Global Credit Ratings (GCR) head analyst for the...
