by Uwe Putlitz, CEO Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC) Standard forms of building contract have evolved since 1879 when the first recorded form of a standard building contract was jointly published by the Royal Institute of British...
SBS Tanks is leading the market with specialist storage solutions that meet pressing infrastructure backlogs and accelerate service delivery. Across South Africa and for all industries and communities, the need for intensive water security planning...
Quantity surveyors need to embrace change and the technology it brings with it. This was the message at the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) conference held in Midrand earlier this month. The theme of the conference, Agility,...
The minimal winter rain Western Cape has brought little relief to the drought stricken province. Dam levels have shown only a marginal increase of 8% while consumption has increased and the 500 million litre per day target is being exceeded. The...
Only three out of 156 towns in South Africa were found to have insufficient drinking water quality according to AfriForum’s 2017 blue and green drop campaign. However 88 towns’ sewage water systems complied with standards. These tests form part of...
George Municipality has implemented emergency tariffs and tougher water restrictions as the town’s main water supply, the Garden Route Dam, dropped to 45% last week. The new Section 2C restrictions limit household consumption to 15 kilolitres per...
The Western Cape Government will ask the national Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to ‘pay back the money’ after it was forced to divert R3.5 million to conduct emergency maintenance to the Voëlvlei canals. The office of the Premier, Helen...
Shulami Qalinge has been appointed as the chief executive (CE) of the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), becoming the first female CE of the organisation. Qalinge takes over from Richard Vallihu who will move into a new position as Group...
The Pretoria High Court has ruled that the two contracts entered into by Prasa with its former CFO Fenton Gastin were invalid. The two contracts were, first hiring him as a chief financial officer, and second giving him a day-to-day contract after...
