The proverbial axe is falling on ‘business as usual` as every industry in South Africa, from mining to manufacturing to retail, is cringing at the thought of rising energy tariffs and the impending implementation of a carbon tax. Stemming the tide...
A video regarding the pollution and recycling solutions in Grahamstown, South Africa.
New to ASSTech’s product line up is the LLB-PTTFM 2000 portable ultrasonic transit time flowmeter, a flow and pressure measuring, data acquisition and transmission system specifically for water networks. Sourced from Italian developer BM...
eThekweni Municipality is tackling the challenge of providing sanitation and water to its rural and peri-urban communities through the provision of urine diversion toilet. The rollout began with a pilot project in uMzinyathiu, a peri-urban area...
At a prestigious ceremony held in Parkview Moyo Restaurant on 28 November 2012 a Water Research Commission (WRC)-funded research project was awarded for its excellence in public participation. The first Southern African Core Values Awards for...
The slow pace of economic growth along with government delays in awarding tenders continue to limit the recovery of the local infrastructure and construction sector. The downturn may have given some respite to the scarce skills shortage. However,...
In a bid to strengthen its local service capabilities, engineering and project management services company, K’Enyuka has opened a branch in Richards Bay – facilitating easy access to new project work and delivering on its business...
More than 15 km of ductile iron and PVC piping products has been utilised on the R41 million Mbuzini bulk water augmentation scheme in Mpumalanga. The project, which began in January 2012 and is due for completion in February 2013, entails the...
Sawyer water filters use Hollow Fiber Membranes, a technology developed for kidney dialysis. The pointONE Filter’s™ pores are so small (0.1 micron absolute) that no harmful bacteria including those which cause Cholera , Typhoid and E. Coli,...