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Infrastructure Development Bill passed

The National Assembly has passed the Infrastructure Development Bill. The bill, meant to speed up implementation of strategic projects, was passed on Tuesday with 212 votes in favour and 55 against. Only the Democratic Alliance (DA) strongly...

Budget anchored on economic growth

Tabling his 2014 Budget Speech in Parliament MinisterPravin Gordhan projected the Growth Domestic Product to increase from 2.7% in 2014 to 3.4% in 2016.Over the next five years, Minister Gordhan said government would focus its efforts on economic...

Mokonyane raises concerns about e-tolls

Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has joined a long queue of motorists in raising concerns about SANRAL’s controversial e-toll billing system. The Premier made the comment during her State of the Province Address on Monday. She also commented...
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Water crises a high risk

Water crises is the third highest global risk of concern in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2014 report. According to the report, this illustrates a continued and growing awareness of the global water crisis as a result of mismanagement and...

Sappi aiming to reduce water usage

Sappi wants to cuts its water usage and in its Southern African supply chain. The company is aiming to cuts its water usage by 10% by 2015, against a base year of 2007. The company has reduced its water use by 4% globally between 2009 and 2013....
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Major flood repair helped by remote control boat

During the past few years, the UK has been battered extreme weather conditions resulting in a number of storms and floods. In an innovative move, a remote control boat equipped with a SonTek M9 Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP) has been deployed with...
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RapTech acquires pump distributorship

RAP Technologies, trading as Raptech, has acquired the sole LEO pump distributorship for Southern Africa. LEO is the first Chinese pump manufacturer to be listed on China’s stock exchange and has the only state-authorised technical centre for...
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Pressure filters in wastewater treatment

Water Purification Chemicals & Plant – WPCP – multidisciplinary water treatment specialists, manufactures a range of pressure filters, designed for the removal of suspended solids and other impurities from water and wastewater in industrial and...