Following recent media reports that there is no running tap water in the Ngobi Village in the North West Province, the Department of Water Affairs has come out in strong opposition in a recent statement. “The Department wishes to confirm that there...
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has invited public comments on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Guideline for Aquaculture in South Africa. Aquaculture incorporates the breeding, trading or rearing of aquatic...
In line with Aurecon’s commitment to invest in emerging economies, the group, with an office network extending across 25 countries in Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas, recently took a decision to open an official country...
Finding safe drinking water, such as running water, is critical to wilderness survival. Learn to dig a hole to get clean, pure water from an experienced outdoorsman in this free video about wilderness survival skills.
Ron Watermeyer (Infrastructure Options) Kevin Wall (CSIR) Graham Pirie (Consulting Engineers South Africa) Introduction The inability of many South African municipalities and provincial governments to spend all of their capital budgets each year...
Enlightened property developers, owners, and managers are taking seriously the looming steep rise in energy and maintenance costs by examining their existing installations such as lighting and HVAC, a major consumer of electrical power. One such...
Residents of Phoposane, Tlakgameng and Kudunkgwane, in North West province, are close to getting the long awaited tarred road that they demanded in protests in 2010. Contractor Liviero reports that its R219-million contract for the 42km stretch of...
Thousands of individuals all over South Africa have attended workshops offered free of charge by Much Asphalt on best practice in the placement of hot mix asphalt by hand. Much launched its Best practice workshops on hand laid hot mix asphalt in...
In particular, precast Concrete Block Pavers (CBP) were laid 48 years ago in Chatsworth, Durban and according to Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) president, Taco Voogt, they look good for at least another half century. When they reach the...
