Glen Tancott | Infrastructure news - Part 20

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The revolution is here!

The City of Johannesburg’s green revolution is sweeping through the city at a rapid rate – the latest hot-spot being Pennyville, a mixed-use housing development near Soweto. Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo have donated more than 300 trees to the...
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Tackling service delivery shortfalls

Officials from several of the City of Johannesburg and its entities are visiting areas in the city  under the banner of the Service Delivery Outreach Programme to ensure bylaw adherence and see that service delivery breakdowns are effectively and...
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Cape Town launches new transport app

Not content with being the most scenic, and possibly the best managed city in South Africa, the City of Cape Town has now become the first multi-modal enabled city in Africa. This follows with the launch of the Transport for Cape Town (TCT) mobile...
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Hybrid water treatment system project wins award

The Malmesbury Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) treats wastewater from Malmesbury. The original WWTW prior to a much needed refurbishment and upgrade project was not only overloaded but also discharged sub-standard effluent. In order to remedy...
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Cholera: Intervention introspection

The seemingly innocuous but ever important issue of personal hygiene is under the spotlight in Ghana following the recent deaths of more than 100 people through an outbreak of cholera. This tragedy follows several interventions that were...
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Gauteng water woes duplicated in Lusaka

Lusaka has been hard hit by water shortages seeing some sections of the city running completely dry. Residents of Gauteng and perhaps South Africans in general will sagely nod at the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company’s (LWSC) explanation: “The...
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Oily water separation technology

The launch of a new oily water separator is good news for South African industrial operations as they can now achieve high standards of internationally-recognised discharge limits. Through its commitment to the localisation of ProSpin oily water...
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Water sector’s performance revolution

Tanzania’s “Big Results Now” initiative (BRN) has facilitated 16 784 water drawing installations in its current financial year compared to the 16 062 achieved over the last six years. Speaking at the 9th Joint Water Sector Review meeting in Dar es...
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Monthly 1.3 million tons target exceeded

During September the Richards Bay Bulk terminal loaded 1.49 million tons versus a monthly target of 1.32 million tons.  (To view the monthly TNPA stats for September click on the relevant link below) September TEUs, September Vessels, September...