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Building houses from plastic bottles

Discarded plastic bottles from bottled water and other beverages have become an eye sore in many African countries and efforts to recycle them barely scratch the surface, however there may be another solution capable of solving two African problems...

Renewable energy saves SA millions

Renewable energy has benefited South Africa, a study by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has found. The independent study by the CSIR found that renewable energy from the country’s first wind and solar (photovoltaic)...

Sanral not surprised by Moody’s downgrade

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it is not surprised by the downgrade over the e-tolling system by credit rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service. Sanral chief financial officer Inge Mulder said: “Sanral is solvent,...

Joburg weekend water cuts on hold

Johannesburg Water has put this weekend’s planned water cuts on hold, after initially warning residents that maintenance on a pump station would mean a lack of water. The planned maintenance of Eikenhof Pump Station was supposed to take place from...

Sediment basin collapses in Suez Canal Project

A sediment basin in the new project being dug parallel to the Suez Canal partially collapsed earlier this week. According to a report by Egyptian State television no casualties have been reported as a result of the collapse. In an interview with...

The cement behind SA’s first green taxi rank

One of South Africa’s leading building materials companies worked closely with Cape Town architects Stauch Vorster right from the design phase of South Africa’s first green taxi rank in Wallacedene, in the northern suburbs of Cape Town. For the...

Lefadi Makibinyane resigns as CEO of CESA

Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) CEO Lefadi Makibinyane has resigned unexpectedly and is currently serving his notice until the end of January. According to  CESA President Abe Thela, Makibinyane stated that it was not an easy decision for...

Companies cut jobs to avoid LRA amendments

Analysts say some companies have cut jobs to avoid being tied down by the amendments to the Labour Relations Act. The act limits the use of temporary contracts exceeding three months. It requires that such contracts be justified by the nature of...
Dripping tap

Department of water dodges strike action

Steady progress is being made in providing water to the residents of Mashonamini village, in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation. The department on Monday said the first phase of projects to deliver...