The days of a simple handshake holding the various parties involved in a project nowadays belong to a bygone era. In the building industry, in particular, entering any contract – small or large – without a formal contract is a recipe for disaster,...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called for municipalities to look for ways to secure alternative water resources. This comes as water restrictions are imposed on the Western Cape. “The current situation calls for mitigation...
Hatch Goba will now be known as Hatch. This marks the culmination of the successful merging of the Goba business into the Hatch Group. The company is reportedly responding to the changing needs of its clients and taking action to help businesses...
According to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) latest dam levels’ report, the North West Province has the lowest average provincial dam levels in South Africa. Dams such as Johan Neser Dam, Kromellenboog, Lyndlespoort and Rietspruit in...
The City of Ekurhuleni scooped the top award for the best managed municipal landfill sites in Gauteng at the Waste Khoro 2016 conference held in Durban last week. The city has five operational landfill sites at Rooikraal, Weltevreden, Rietfontein,...
A task team comprising Sandton Central Management District, Eskom, Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and Traffic Freeflow is putting its drive behind improving traffic signals and traffic flow in...
Eskom is training 100 artisans as future nuclear operators under its Nuclear Project 100. According to Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown, Nuclear Project 100 will provide a platform for developing a robust nuclear operator pipeline for...
Work on Durban’s R250 million Northern Aqueduct Augmentation project is gaining momentum and this much needed bulk infrastructure project is on track for commissioning by year end. Ednick Msweli, Head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS), has...
Ingula Unit 4 has been handed over for commercial operation, adding an additional 333MW to the grid. According to Eskom, this is the first Ingula unit to be handed over and will assist in ensuring further security of supply. Unit 4 was synchronised...
