This year South Africa has faced what the UN’s food and nutrition working group deemed as the country’s worst drought since 1992. Vuyo Mthembu has developed an innovative water carrier to help save water and change the lives of people...
Fifty rivers have been cleaned and cleared of pollution under the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) clear rivers campaign. “Rivers are the assets of a nation and water security is therefore critical for the country and its population. The...
This year will see the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturer’s Association (SAPPMA) host its 10th PIPES conference – an annual, one-day event targeted specifically at consulting engineers, pipe manufacturers, installers, international...
Energy Intelligence has announced that Total SA is the winner of its 2016 Award for Leadership in New Energy. The award recognises a company that is at the forefront of the energy transition from traditional fossil fuels to a lower-carbon energy...
Radical transformation of South African cities, towns and villages is at the top of the national agenda. This was highlighted at a conference hosted by the KZN branch of the South African Institute of Architects earlier this month. In his keynote...
The success of a building contract for infrastructural development essentially requires competence and commitment by the parties in charge of the project, Uwe Putlitz, CEO of the Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC), has cautioned. Putlitz was...
Xaris Energy and its partners welcome the Namibian High Court’s ruling to reaffirm the decision by NamPower to award Xaris Energy the tender to construct Walvis Bay Power Plant. Arandis Power instituted a High Court application to challenge the...
Natural gas is a world-wide low CO2 emitting, affordable carbon fuel source. Within the Southern African context, natural gas is used in domestic, commercial, industrial and specialised environments. Established in 2009, the Pressure Equipment...
Intra-regional collaboration, increased use of renewables and optimised infrastructure are among the solutions to Africa’s power shortfall, delegates heard at the opening of POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa 2016. During the opening session of...
