The supply of electrical power to every corner of South Africa is an important developmental goal for the country, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday. “Children in rural areas should be able to study using electricity at night and not candles....
Byline: Jannie Pietersen: Excerpt from IMESA’s 2012 presidential address Caption: While traditional technical skills are vital for the municipal engineer they key issue going forward is the development of non-technical and interpersonal skills....
Caption: GIBB’s technical executive for urban and rural planning, Nico Kriek In the 1900’s only 10% of the world’s population resided in cities, this figure escalated to more than 50% in 2010 and in 2050, 75% of the world’s population will reside...
Restoring the ethical balance in construction Caption: From left to right – Craig Lemboe, Dean Mogale, Graham Pirie, Naren Bhojaram and Justice Malala CESA recently hosted a successful conference at the ICC in Durban from 4 to 6 November...
The Department of Water Affairs has announced that following the successful conclusion of the first phase of the Integrated Biological Remediation Programme at the Hartbeespoort Dam, it would be spending a further approximately R258.5 million on...
Dealing with issues of globilisation and urbanisation Business Unity South Africa Vice President Dean Mogale says that the country cannot afford the mistakes that it is making in terms of the infrastructure challenges. “The construction industry is...
There are some people left who genuinely care about recycling and keeping the world just a bit tidier. Watch this fun video which demonstrates that.
The government has signed the first round of agreements with independent power producers that will see an initial 1 400 megawatts of renewable energy being added to South Africa’s energy mix, while bringing an estimated R47billion in new...
Plastics|SA has announced the names of the winning schools that entered its sixth annual Clean-Up & Recycle Competition.According to Douw Steyn, the company’s sustainability director, this year’s competition again attracted entries from across...
