Behind the scenes at the Dakar Rally is a massive machine looking after the competitors, vehicles, assistance crews, medical and catering staff, organisers, timekeepers, sponsors and media contingent. Each day the whole Dakar ensemble – comprising...
You are cordially invited to attend the next monthly Transport Forum Special Interest Group meeting in Pretoria: Date: Thursday 6 February 2014 Time: 12h00-16h00 Venue: University of Pretoria Engineering Study Centre; Engineering 1; Main...
As the new year gets into gear – motorists are in for a rude shock. The first e-toll bills and a steep increase in the price of fuel. Adding further pressure to already cash-strapped consumers. Source: sabcdigitalnews Source URL:...
Japanese electronics company Toshiba is purchasing a 26% stake in Indian wastewater management company UEM India. The UEM Group which specialises in providing turnkey services in water and wastewater collection, treatment and disposal facilities...
A large area of contaminated water has been found off the coast of Eastern Shishi City, China. The plume of black water which is estimated to be the size of 50 Olympic swimming pools was discovered by Greenpeace and has been found to contain toxic...
The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs (DWEA) has laid criminal charges against the owners of a fertiliser company after the Selati River, a tributary of the Olifants River, near the Kruger National Park was polluted. Thousands of fish...
The country’s first mine-water atlas is currently being developed. The project, funded by the Water Research Commission (WRC) andled by consulting firm Golder Associates, will provide water managers with a comprehensive reference on the extent of...
Africans hold largely negative views about their governments’ performance on key services such as the delivery of water and maintaining sanitary conditions. This is according to anew report from Afrobarometer.The report entitled What People Want...
by Arish Sohan, laboratory analyst, and Jody Naicker, technical assistant, Talbot & Talbot Laboratories. Any form of wastewater produced from process operations such as manufacturing and agriculture are referred to as “Industrial wastewater”....
