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Mpumalanga community receives water treatment

On 26 November this year, consuting, design and construction services company Golder Associates held a gathering to celebrate the donation of a small water treatment plant for delivery to the Golder Trust for Orphans’ KwaSizabantu Sculzendal...

Tanzanian cement output expected to double

Tanzania expects to double its cement output over the next few years according to a report by the Daily News. The news agency reported that Tanzanian Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, Janet Mbene expects the country’s annual cement production...

Infrastructure theft costs SA R5 billion a year

A parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held public hearings last week to address vandalism and theft of water infrastructure in the country. The committee heard the theft of copper cable, as well as pipes, pumps and other...

MIG Projects worth R20 million in progress

The Oudtshoorn Municipality says it’s Technical Services Directorate is making strides in the implementation of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) valued at R20 million for the current financial year ending in June next year. In a statement...

How to achieve a low-carbon energy sector

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has laid out five actions needed over the short- and long-term to achieve a low-carbon energy sector, and proposed concrete options for their implementation in the international climate negotiations to be held...

NMBM townships get green energy

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will be implementing a pilot project for non-grid solar home systems which means the installation of green electricity at shacks, making it one of the first local authorities in the country to do so. Standing...

eThekwini plans for new look bluff beaches

The eThekwini Municipality is planning a new look for the Bluff beaches and it hosted public meetings in the South Durban Basin this week to discuss a proposed plan to upgrade. According to the municipality the draft plan, presented to the public,...