City Power has spent more than R267 million over the past four years to replace low voltage copper overhead power lines (LV Lines) with Aerial Bundle Conductors (ABC) to reduce power outages and curb cable theft. According to the City of...
African exhibitions company, Exhibition Management Services (EMS), has acquired the well-established AfriMold exhibition brand, which becomes a component show of the comprehensive South African Industry and Technology Fair (INDUTEC). The 12-in-1...
Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has called for support for more programmes which link climate change and waste management. Minister Molewa said her department was leading the Waste Management Flagship Programme envisaged in the...
Africa’s omnipresent water crisis creates ongoing business opportunities for the water technology industry, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. “The problem is not a lack of rain, but a lack of rain management – poorly exploited catchment areas,...
The site for the new sludge dewatering plant at the Mossel Bay Municipality regional sewerage works at Hartenbos was recently handed over to the civil subcontractor for the project. The project, with a total value of R18 million, entails the...
The Oudtshoorn municipality is disputing allegations that its waste water treatment plant is being mismanaged. Acting municipal manager, Ronnie Lottering and a team of senior officials visited the waste water treatment plant recently. “The sewerage...
The water situation in the Knysna area remains a serious concern. The Knysna Municipality says they are not faced with a crisis yet however, if water usage is not reduced Knysna could face a serious problem which could be catastrophic. Chairperson...
President Jacob Zuma says the country’s provinces and municipalities must do much more to implement the National Development Plan (NDP). “We … are pleased with the speed of implementation of the NDP by provinces and municipalities but feel that...
Approximately 1 200 Breaking New Ground units have been handed over to beneficiaries of the Pelican Park integrated human settlements development in the Cape Town. It is expected that in excess of 700 subsidised houses will be handed over by...
