Having gained a unique perspective of the local water environment through serving as chief director of the Department of Water Affairs, Dr Harrison Pienaar joined the CSIR last year as competence area manager of the Ecosystems Services research...
South Africa is a water-stressed country. Being semi-arid with limited annual rainfall supply and a lack of perennial streams, the future implications of population growth combined with the uncertainty of climate change are likely to have...
For decades, knowledge of water quality between the treatment plant and the consumer’s tap was an impossible pipe dream. However, in 2006 Intellitect Water launched a new technology which turned that dream into reality and now, almost seven...
Although the construction industry has largely remained static for the past two years, growth in office, retail and other non residential construction has been negative, the residential housing market is expected to increase by just two percent...
As we look back at 2012, it’s clear much has been done. Africa now has safe water for 800,000 people and HIV/AIDS care to 40,000 more. For that, we are truly thankful. The change is real. It’s happening…and it’s all because...
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) Education Programme for 2013 has been published. Petrus Jooste, education and training manager at the C&CI says concrete training plays a vital role at a time when the shortage of skills is...
Esorfranki Geotechnical is poised to complete a curtain grouting subcontract awarded by Norland Construction at the Cengane Dam in the Eastern Cape. The construction of a new dam wall is planned as part of the OR Tambo District Municipality’s Upper...
Vela VKE (part of the SMEC Group) head of Rustenburg (North West Province) division, Tshepo Matshego, points out that the company is responsible for the design and construction monitoring phases of the North-West Corridor of the Rustenburg rapid...
Consulting firm SRK has provided specialist technical services to subsidised housing projects in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) for many years and was recently able to get more directly involved in housing roll-out through Metroprojects Development KZN who is...
