The Minister of Energy Dikobe Ben Martins has officially launched the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI). The institute is charged with the responsibility of managing radioactive waste disposal on a national basis. It will be...
Approximately 30 million litres of acid mine drainage (AMD) is spilling out to the surface in the West Rand every day owing to the recent heavy rains. Mintails Mogale Gold general manager of operations Jan Jacobs says the conversion of a nearby...
The steady growth in the volume of sludge generated by water treatment is linked to both demographic changes and an increase in urban sprawl. This situation puts additional stresses on municipalities and can lead to tighter constraints within the...
Earth Hour 2014 has completed a record journey across the planet, uniting people from 162 countries and territories in more than 7000 cities and towns. With your power, Earth Hour has become an ongoing movement creating massive impact around the...
There is more than R1.6 trillion waiting to be spent on South Africa and Africa’s combined infrastructure projects over the next ten years. Africa Infrastructure Supplier is a potent new resource dedicated to promoting companies to this massive...
South Africans switched off their lights for Earth Hour, saving 575 MW of electricity – enough electricity to power Polokwane. Lights went out from 20:30 to 21:30 on Saturday for the Earth Hour initiative. Eskom also switched off non-essential...
The Zambian government has called for collaboration between foreign and local consultants and contractors to find engineering solutions to the country’s challenges. Government’s hopes to see foreign and local consultants collaborate to...
The current construction industry cycle is atypical, remaining in a post-recession recovery. However, a cyclical revival may be on the cards. Industry adviser and University of Cape Town lecturer Dr Johan Snyman  told the Building Research Strategy...
The City of Cape Town will appoint a new contractor to complete outstanding works to the MyCiti Bus Rapid Transit System. The municipality has concluded a vigorous process to prepare a Request for Quotations (RFQ) document to appoint a new...
