Infrastructure News Round Up | 20 November 2020
Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90...
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#TheBigIssue – Landfill Sites
The city is running out of space to handle it’s own waste, on this episode of #TheBigIssue they take a look at Landfill sites. Source: joburgtoday
Kazungula bridge between Botswana and Zambia is nearing completion
The Kazungula bridge, a multi-billion rand rail and road project under construction at the border between Botswana and Zambia is nearing completion. The project began in 2014 and at a cost of over 33 billion rand is a bilateral initiative between...
Vovani at IFAT Africa 2017
Frances Ringwood, editor of Water & Sanitation Africa talks to Henk Smit, CEO of Vovani about their product offering at IFAT Africa 2017.
Energy supply must be available and affordable all the time: Mahlobo
Radical Economic Transformation of the economy is at the heart of the need to have nuclear energy in South Africa. That’s according to Energy Minister David Mahlobo. Source: SABC Digital News
Dam levels continue to drop in the Northern Cape
Dam levels in the Northern Cape continue to drop due to the persistent drought. The Orange River is currently at 64 percent and the Vaal River at 85 percent – but decreasing weekly. Meanwhile the Karee Dam in Calvinia remains at 0 percent....
Informal waste pickers industry gets a boost from government
Informal waste pickers in Gauteng will receive training through Gauteng’s new Waste Recycler’s Project, to incorporate them into the professional waste industry. They will also receive motorized three-wheeler vehicles worth one-hundred...
Sand mining in KZN has Water Dept concerned
The Department of Water and Sanitation is cracking down on the unlawful use of water through sand mining in KwaZulu-Natal. Private companies and individuals have been identified as the main culprits. A stakeholder engagement discussing the...
Legality of water restrictions and penalties in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town could run out of water by March, next year. That’s according to the city’s mayor, Patricia de Lille. Currently the dams are standing at 27 percent usable water. Residents of the metro have been warned to reduce...
Cleanup operations underway in Durban
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) is taking stock of killer storm and strong gale force winds that struck the province. The department is also embarking on a clean-up operation to ensure that...