Cape Town earth sciences consultancy Umvoto Africa has announced the appointment of two prominent water sector specialists as Associates. Dr Fanie Botha has a PhD in groundwater and MSc in engineering geology (cum laude), and 14 years’ experience...
The Umgeni Road Interchange upgrade project has won yet another award. This time it was the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Durban Branch Award for Technical Excellence bestowed on Hatch Goba for its involvement with the...
Terrorism and political violence present unique challenges to any company with a global footprint. Understanding the human and commercial exposures is a key aspect of risk mitigation. Now in its fifth year, Aon’s Terrorism and Political Violence...
Very few interventions or career days have the advantage of practically illustrating what a career is all about. The finals of Aqualibrium, the exciting SAICE-AECOM Schools Water Competition 2015, which will be held at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre...
Residents of Mangaung in the Free State face fines of up to 20- thousand rand if they fail to adhere to the tough water restrictions that have been implemented recently. The Metro has to reduce its water usage by fifteen percent. Source: SABC...
South Africa’s energy supply challenge has created opportunities for companies to innovate in their use of energy, and to become a world leader in industrial energy efficiency, experts said in Durban this week. South Africa was already exporting...
The Department of Water and Sanitation and the City of Tshwane have decided to take immediate steps to address the recurring problem of sewage spillage at Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Pretoria. This follows a meeting between the...
Progress Place informal settlement in Welbedatch will soon have electricity according to the eThekwini Municipality. The Human Settlements and Infrastructure Committee recommended the installation of 1000 metres of medium voltage and 5800 metres of...
The eThekwini Water and Sanitation unit is adopting more stringent measures to curb the scourge of illegal water connections in the municipality. The unit presented these measures along with the strategies used to locate these illegal connections...
