Q. What is Desco’s core business function and what services does the company offer? A. Desco is a specialist recycler of e-waste consisting of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). As an established e-waste recycler celebrating 20...
The capture and destruction or utilisation of landfill gas is not a legislative requirement in South Africa, which opens the doors for the commercial sector to develop this resource in the warming climate of carbon credits and green electricity...
A collaboration of researchers is pre-empting the possible environmental impact of fracking by conducting tests on Karoo water sources before the blasting begins. Stellenbosch University’s Central Analytical Facilities will analyse the water...
Newspaper reports the past few weeks have questioned the quality of water at Durban’s beaches. Neil Macleod, head of water and sanitation at the eThekwini municipality says a map is produced every month of water compliance based on the requirements...
In a bid to deliver quality drinking water to residents, the water affairs department and its stakeholders trained 180 officials from different municipalities in the province who would work at water treatment plants adhering to best standards of...
After being starved for decades, water levels in South Africa’s largest estuarine lake are rising rapidly after some of the heaviest spring rains in 15 years. A spokesman for the iSimangaliso Wetland Park said at the weekend that records showed...
The water crisis in Limpopo’s Mopani district is worsening and there isn’t a solution in sight. The district is marred by persistent water shortages and at some stage bore holes were flagged as a solution. A plan to get water from the...
The 12th annual World Toilet Summit gets underway in Durban today, Tuesday 4 December 2012. However, ordinary men and women on the streets say they do not know what the summit will be about. The three day conference is expected to attract over a...
The deputy minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, embarks on Sandspruit River clean up in Senekal, Free State. “One of our biggest challenges in the water sector is high levels of pollution in our rivers nationally, which...
How not to use a crane when you haven’t talking the wind load on the lifted section into account.
