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Infrastructure News Round Up | 17 July 2020

Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds. In this weeks installment, we take a look at the celebration of ‘Plastic Free July’, how the pandemic poses a risk to SA’s water supply and Western Cape construction industry prepares for COVID-19...

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Jan 11, 2017 | Multimedia

Working to create affordable recycling solutions for municipalities

David Steiner, CEO of Waste Management in the United States discusses the company’s recent successes. He said that when it comes to waste management, the price, volume and recycling business are the three key areas to look at. He also...

Jan 10, 2017 | Multimedia

Developing transport infrastructure to boost intra-Africa trade

A Frost & Sullivan analysis indicates that approximately US$174 billion is invested into transport and logistics infrastructure development in sub-Saharan Africa every year. Bongani Mankewu, CEO of the Rail Road Association of South Africa,...

Jan 9, 2017 | Multimedia

Cape Town’s very poor still struggle for basic services

The Flamingo Crescent and Santini informal settlements in Cape Town have endured a constant struggle for basic services and have exceptionally poor standards of water and sanitation. Residents experience frequent shack fires and a bucket under a...

Dec 14, 2016 | Multimedia

Six years on: Industrial Energy Efficiency Project

Alf Hartzenberg, national project manager for the Industrial Energy Efficiency Project at the CSIR chats with Energy Forecast editor Gregory Simpson, about all things energy. Hartzenberg says the project has been running for six years and...

Dec 12, 2016 | Multimedia

SA society blasé about drought, says water expert

Those who have been adversely affected by South Africa’s current drought can expect little relief in the coming months, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Little rainfall is predicted over the summer...

Dec 7, 2016 | Multimedia

Department of Environmental Affairs’ building scoops top green award

The Department of Environmental Affairs’ green department building in Pretoria recently won the Afrisam Architecture Award for its eco-friendly approach to buildings in the environment. Mbulaheni Edwin Maseda, the department’s director...

Dec 6, 2016 | Multimedia

Africa needs greater public-private partnership to boost infrastructure

Africa spends approximately $93 billion on its infrastructure per anum. $43 billion of that comes from governments and international agencies, while Africa has to bridge the gap to find the remaining amount of $50 billion – the solution here...

Dec 5, 2016 | Multimedia

How to get water from air

Ray de Vries has created a unique business by getting ‘water from air’. De Vries says he found a technology on the internet which he adapted to South Africa and its climate conditions. This led him to creating a product that serves as...

Nov 30, 2016 | Multimedia

Upcycled PET bottles used to build school in Diepsloot

Bottle 2 Build is rethinking plastic with its initiative that upcycles used PET bottles. The bottles are used as low cost building material after they have been used as water or juice bottles. Keith Petitt from Bottle 2 Build discusses how the PET...

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