Multimedia | Infrastructure news - Part 24

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Water saving efforts must continue

The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape says despite the combined average increase in dam levels, water saving efforts must continue. The month of March has been declared water month. SABC reporter Mariska Botha has more. Source:...

Entsika: driven by a desire to make a difference

The quest for excellence is constant, as is the need for intensified human resource development to meet South Africa’s socioeconomic objectives. Clifford Makoloane, Director of Entsika, talks to us about the company’s multi-faced solutions,...

Pikitup battles to keep Joburg CBD clean

Pikitup says it’s losing the battle to keep the Johannesburg CBD clean. It says this is because of repeated illegal dumping that’s been spiraling out of control. The National Institute of Communicable Disease has also raised the red...

Human interference threatens wetlands

Bio-conservation experts in North West say wetlands and their prime ecosystems are at risk due to the growing human impact of farming and urbanisation. This exposes the country to higher risk of climate-related hazards and natural disasters....

Makhanda not only battling water woes

Makhanda in the Eastern Cape is not only battling water woes. Rubbish is piled up across the city, after the second week of no refuse collection due to the municipal strike. Frustrated residents are now doing their own bit to clean up the city....

Makhanda water crisis escalating

The search for an alternative water source for the drought stricken town of Makhanda is already successful. The aim is to sink 20 boreholes. The first of these is already providing good quality water at a rate of 20-thousand litres per day....