The second phase of the Western Aqueduct pipeline project in Durban is under way once again. The original award of an R864 million tender by the eThekwini municipality to Esorfranki and Cycad Pipelines was set aside by KwaZulu-Natal High Court when...
The project – one of South Africa’s biggest infrastructure jobs, employing more than 12 000 people – involves the laying of a 555km pipeline to transport diesel, jet fuel and petrol from Durban to Gauteng. The pipeline already...
Plans by the eThekwini municipality to use recycled water to provide 10% of its water needs have been dealt a heavy blow by citizens. A petition with 5Â 000 signatures was handed over to the municipality as part of the environmental impact...
Durban is set to become the first city in the country to begin desalinating seawater for drinking-quality tap water – but residents will probably also have to swallow purified sewage water because of a serious water supply shortage over the next...
