Water | Infrastructure news - Part 173

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Will desalination save our water?

With the ongoing drought placing increasing stress on South Africa’s water resources, South Africa has agreed to partner with Iran to develop desalination plants to boost water supplies. This announcement comes after South Africa last year recorded...
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WISA conference kicks off

The Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) conference got underway yesterday under the theme “Water the ultimate constraint”. The five-day conference is centred on the promotion of professional excellence in the water sector said Dr Jo Burgess,...

Latest specification for PE piping systems

The latest specification for polyethylene (PE) piping systems for irrigation applications is now SANS specification 8779. The revised specification has been promulgated as SANS 8779: 2016: Plastic Piping Systems – Polyethylene (PE) Pipes for...