DPI Plastics forms part of the Dawn Group, which specialises in the manufacture and distribution of branded hardware, sanitaryware, plumbing, kitchen, engineering and civil products. An official Dawn financial statement has shown that DPI Plastics...
The implementation of water conservation and water demand management, along with other measures, are proceeding well and should ensure the sustainable water supply in the short and long term for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and surrounding...
The movement of people to major urban centres and mushrooming of shanty towns is throttling the government’s best efforts to provide proper sanitation for all its people, says Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Zoe Kota-Fredericks. Speaking at...
In order to provide proper sanitation facilities in parts of South Africa, NGO Sulabh International will construct 200 toilets and a training school around Mahatma Gandhi’s Phoenix settlement in Durban. “Sulabh International will open a...
The 12th World Toilet Summit, a first for Africa, yesterday called for toilets to become an “aspirational product” that all communities would want to fight for. The founder of the World Toilet Organisation, Jack Sim, told delegates to...
Over 750 000 people from three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility (AWF) grant. The project was recently launched during two separate ceremonies held on 25 November in...
Countries meeting at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 18) that ended in Doha, Qatar on the weekend agreed on a firm timetable to adopt a universal climate agreement by 2015, and launched a new commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol. They...
The Minister of Public Works, Thembelani Thulas Nxesi launched the National Contractor Development Programme (NCDP) in Durban last week. The NCDP sets the national framework for sustainable development of contractors, particularly targeting the...
The new K-series of the popular Bell Tractor Loader Backhoe (TLB) looks set to build on the success of the J-series by delivering even more in the way of productivity, uptime and lower daily operating costs. “It has been several years since Bell...
