African governments must include the private sector in design and policy decisions concerning proposed infrastructure development, the Infrastructure Africa conference in Johannesburg heard on 10 July. This means providing a “reliable” and...
Emergency sewer upgrade was completed on time and within budget in a declared disaster zone. Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has successfully completed a R13 million emergency sewer upgrade in the Klippoortjie area with the assistance of...
A dynamic new partnership between Boitumelong Holdings and Ros Roca Group, a leading manufacturer of waste equipment in Europe, is poised to transform local waste management practices by ensuring the wellbeing of industry workers. The partnership,...
Earth scientist, Dr Chris Hartnady, has called on stakeholders to not only be aware of the environmental impacts and geophysical risks of shale gas production, but also to evaluate the full energy cost and other economic considerations. Scientist...
The wet flue gas desulphurisation system being installed at Kusile power station by the Cosira Group/Alstom consortium is the first of its kind in South Africa – it will dramatically reduce the sulphur dioxide (SO2) content from the power plant’s...
A lot has been said over the years regarding the health and hygiene in hospitals, but one thing that is over looked time and again is hospital-acquired infections. As such, one of the most important tools in hospital hygiene is hospital bins....
Reduce your environmental impact by using these 10 tips from students Joshua Powell, Hazel Gunn, SiYu Lu, James Gorden, Janni Chandru and Swapnil Jadhav.
South Africa’s economy, tourism and local businesses would take a massive beating if we were to suffer a major oil disaster along any of our coastlines, and South Africa’s already overburdened tax payers would end up footing the bill for salvage...
Water Services Authorities such as the Cacadu and Siyanda District municipalities have a responsibility to ensure delivery in their area of jurisdiction, as mandated by the Municipal Water Services Act (No. 108 of 1997). However, many of these...
