Globally, up to 10% of energy used in water treatment goes towards pumping water. Grundfos believes that up to 4% of this can be saved by utilising good pumps and systems. The company has designed a range of energy-efficient, smart products...
The City of Cape Town, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), and the Western Cape Government have agreed to establish a dedicated enforcement unit to focus on the safety and security of Metrorail commuters and infrastructure. The...
Following the introduction of trucks for long-haulage and construction in 2017, Scania has shifted its focus to delivering urban, low-carbon transport solutions. Scania’s new range of fuel-efficient, future-oriented trucks are powered by the new...
Transnet has agreed to lease will locomotives and wagons to Zambia Railways in an effort boost its capacity to handle bulk cargo. According to Zambia Railways CEO Christopher Musonda Transnet has agreed to lease eight locomotives and 600 wagons to...
The eThekwini municipality is embarking on a campaign to replace the vehicles in its fleet to strengthen the City’s service delivery efforts. A report outlining the City’s need to purchase new vehicles was tabled at a full council meeting last week...
A new range of software solutions was launched recently aimed at enabling faster, more efficient, fleet management. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, WEBFLEET developed by TomTom Telematics, has been completely rebuilt and includes brand...
By WJ (Wessel) Pienaar, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University General overview Regional developmental economic benefits of road supply can be divided into once-off non-user benefits and recurring non-user benefits. Once-off...
African Utility Week will have a strong focus on water again this year from 15-17 May in Cape Town when the conference will showcase how partnerships, financial models and latest technological advances can make the greatest impact in meeting...
The eThekwini Human Settlements and Infrastructure Committee held its first meeting of 2018 this week and high on its agenda for the year is electrification, water infrastructure and sanitation. The Committee approved the roll-out of an...
