The country’s leading built environment professionals gathered on 11 November for the 2020 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, hosted virtually for the first time. This year’s awards, sponsored by Aon South Africa, celebrated innovation,...
By 2050 the world’s population is predicted to reach 9.1 billion, which will require an increase of 70% food availability. With 33% of food lost or wasted each year, high-performance packaging plays a critical role in today’s global...
Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 lockdown, the 140 MW Nxuba Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape has begun generating and delivering energy. The Nxuba Wind Farm is one of five projects awarded to Enel Green Power (EGP) South Africa in the fourth...
Following the ease of lockdown restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, carbon emissions have made a rapid resurgence. B Eckart Zollner, Head of Business Development at EDS Systems Any carbon savings accrued under lockdown...
Covid-19 brought numerous challenges for the global construction industry, including project delays, productivity loss, supply chain disruptions and more. These impacts have accelerated the need for digital transformation in the industry. While...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in KwaZulu -Natal has committed to overseeing the speedy implementation of water infrastructure projects across the province as water storage levels continue to decline. The province’s dam levels...
Early bird registrations for WISA 2020, the region’s biggest water conference, close on 31 October. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s WISA conference will be entirely virtual, incorporating everything that a traditional conference offers...
Despite a slow start in May due to extended Covid-19 restrictions, underground tunneling works inside the two Polihali Diversion Tunnels, which form part of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, is progressing well. Continued border...
An increase in pollution and the destruction of river catchments are contributing to the declining quality of South Africa’s raw water resources, leading in turn to greater treatment costs. As water quality declines, more time and energy must be...
