The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has issued its first request for proposals for funding from the Infrastructure Investment Programme for South Africa (IIPSA). The IIPSA is a €100 million (R1.5 billion) ground-breaking programme to...
This year’s Global Water Awards winners were announced in a ceremony held in Paris. The awards acknowledge the most important achievements in the international water industry within several categories. The guest of honour this year’s awards...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has formally launched the Capacity Building Project in Centurion. This follows the signing of the project between the African Union Commission (AUC) and the AfDB during the meetings of the African Heads of State...
Gauteng-based structural steel product manufacturer Structa Technology has successfully undertaken, delivered and commissioned a 4.2 Mℓfire water tank project for state-owned power utility Eskom’s coal-fired Medupi power station. This is the...
Joining the fleet of vehicles operated by PinkDrive, a charitable organisation fighting against breast cancer in South Africa, is a specially-equipped Hino 500-Series 1626 chassis cab. The truck is fitted with a box body carrying specialised...
Trucks part distributor, AfintaPart has donated R200 000 worth of car seats to the Wheel Wall store at the Brightwater Commons Shopping Centre in Randburg. Wheel Well collects used children’s car seats and once they are in good repair distributes...
The TBN Club meets every second month in Johannesburg where members of the shipping fraternity meet socially for lunch as well as listening to a different guest speaker discussing issues and topics relevant to the industry. TBN stands for “To...
The Water Research Commission (WRC) received special recognition at the Annual National Wetland Awards, sponsored by Mondi, for funding and publishing the Wet‐Management Series.The awards were held on 22 October 2013 at the National Wetland Indaba,...
South Africa, home to over 51 million people, has seen its fair share of natural disasters. Now another one looms: water shortages can become a reality very soon, writes Malcolm Corns of SafeQuip. As more and more people migrate into cities from...