The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has raised concern over the quality and price of bulk water being sold by many companies in and outside Harare. Report by Our Staff A recent survey carried out by the consumer watchdog said some of the...
Residents of Ndola’s Itawa Township are worried that they are at risk of water borne diseases because of “dirty” water allegedly supplied by Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company (KWSC). Bright Chinene of Chikola Cresent complained that the water...
Cape Town is revising a pioneering programme that was meant to maintain and keep toilets clean and provide jobs. A pioneering programme to maintain and keep toilets clean in Khayelitsha has failed. As a result, each blockage diminishes the number...
The City of Cape Town stands accused of violating its own water by-law, by irrigating dunes at Bloubergstrand during the middle of the day, and of wasting water by not keeping a proper check on the damaged irrigation system. When a Cape Argus team...
The challenge of water shortages in Vhembe will be history soon as the Nandoni project is nearing completion. This was said by the executive mayor of Vhembe, Cllr Tshitereke Matibe, in response to a question during a recent visit to the area....
SA is irked as a man jailed for taking kickbacks in Lesotho returns to work on Lesotho Highlands project, which supplies water to Gauteng. Tensions are simmering between the South African and Lesotho governments over the appointment of a fraud...
Engineering and project management services company, K’Enyuka has opened a branch in Richards Bay aimed at strengthening its local service capabilities, facilitating easy access to new project work and delivering on its business strategy to...
This is a wood framing technology, originally from Japan, that I led the effort to transfer to the USA. Essentially a small group of untrained people can erect an entire house frame in 1-3 days, depending on the size of the structure.
“Despite the fact that the proportion of households living in formal dwellings has gone up by 12,5% since 1996, 8,8% of households still do not have access to piped water, 31 % of households still do not have acceptable sanitation facilities. While...
