The water challenges faced by the community of Warden in the Free State have finally come to an end after the completion of the Cornelis River Dam. The Department of Water and Sanitation recently announced the completion of construction works on...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is looking into several issues surrounding the non-performance of the Sebokeng Sewer Scheme and proper planning towards their resolution is being put in place. This includes on-going engagement with...
The City of Cape Town’s climate change mitigation efforts are starting to pay off as it has managed to reduce its energy-related carbon emissions by 4.1% for the 2012 to 2015 period. This was revealed in the City’s latest State of the Environment...
Eskom is investigating a fire that broke out at its Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga on Friday. According to Eskom the fire started at the Unit 3 fabric filter plant between 5:30pm and 6:30pm but was extinguished immediately. The power utility...
The City of Cape Town has started with the preparatory work for the construction of two MyCiTi bus depots in Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha. The depots form part of the roll-out of Phase 2A of the City’s MyCiTi bus service which will serve 1,4...
The City of Cape Town has started with the recruitment of rail enforcement officers as part of its efforts to address the safety and security of Metrorail commuters and infrastructure. The City’s mayor committee approved the appointment of 100 law...
A second transformer has come online at the Sebenza Power Substation in Johannesburg. The transformer, which forms part of the City of Johannesburg’s billion rand refurbishment project, is expected to double the output of the facility and...
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has apologised unreservedly for the recently published article titled Out on a Rib and the distress it has caused. This comes after the institute called an emergency meeting of the...
Piet Steyn, managing director of Oilkol, remembers a time in the late 1950s and 60s when people used to drag trolleys behind them through the streets collecting waste. Over 60 years later, has all that much changed? These people, who were mostly...
