The FNB/BER Building Confidence Index rose to 38 points in the third quarter of 2016, from 34 in quarter two. This returns the index to the level recorded in the first quarter of the year. Furthermore, excluding building sub-contractors, all the...
Despite substantial investments, the construction industry is struggling to gain the full benefits of technologies including advanced data and analytics, mobility, automation and robotics. This is the key finding from Building a technology...
Registration for the WISA Mine Water Division’s forthcoming Annual Symposium is open, and this year’s theme is Management Options for Mine Water. The symposium will take place from 9 to 11 November 2016 at the CSIR ICC in Pretoria. Highlights The...
The Future Water Research Institute was recently launched at the University of Cape Town. The Institute will bring together six faculties and 10 departments to study everything from source to end user in order to generate new knowledge and seek...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) together with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have made a plea to industry to help improve access to quality sanitation in South Africa. Despite significant progress since 1994,...
The Drop-the-Block water saving campaign in the Northern Cape has reached the 103 000 mark and is expected to save at least 200 000 litres of water per toilet flush. Mitigating drought effects The Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula...
In an effort to combat the pollution of rivers, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has set aside more than R300 million to upgrade 26 dysfunctional wastewater treatment works in parts of Gauteng and the Free State. This follows fears of...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) hosted its PIPES X Conference on 6 September 2016 where issues around accreditation of national standards came under the spotlight. Welcoming the more than 200 delegates who were...
Vandalism of road infrastructure along the N2 is dramatically impacting on the R43 million project’s budget and the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) is urgently appealing to residents of townships and other role players in and around...
