eThekwini Water & Sanitation, a part of Durban Municipality, has been named the 2014 winner of the Stockholm Industry Water Award for its transformative and inclusive approach to providing water and sanitation services. In addition to...
Newly appointed Minister for Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu will make fast tracking housing delivery her immediate priority to ensure more affordable housing stock in the market. “Our primary task is to ensure that we provide decent housing and...
President Macky Sall of Senegal will host a summit on financing Africa’s infrastructure next month. The event, which will be held on 14 and 15 June in Dakar, will aim to promote the participation of the private sector in the financing and...
Engineers are in short supply in South Africa according to government’s national scarce skills list. The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, MP, has gazetted the National Scarce Skills List: Top 100 Occupations in Demand...
Waterboard uses CAPEX programme to accelerate water sector skills development Magalies Water launched the pilot of the innovative Magalies Water Capacity Building Programme. The programme is designed to address the need for skilled and employable...
DPI Plastics’ proprietary Ultraflo mPVC pressure pipes were supplied in standard 6 m lengths to the Kapinga Irrigation Project in Zambia, which was established in mid-2013. The appointed contractor, Inter-Africa Irrigation, selected the...
A highlight on the commercial vehicles calendar is Isuzu Trucks South Africa’s (ITSA) media briefing. This year was no exception, and ITSA’s announcement of record results in 2013 gives us a glimpse of what can be expected in the year ahead, Maryke...
by Dr Sumetee Pahwa-Gajjar Businesses that strive to be environmentally sustainable must find better ways to measure and reduce their carbon footprint. Organisational goals for environmental performance areas, including the aim of carbon...
Over the past few months, Maropeng has embarked on an exciting new recycling initiative: the bokashi process. Maryke Foulds speaks to Robere Brockman, maintenance manager at Maropeng, about its implementation. Bokashi is a fermentation and...
