Safe water is desperately scarce in storm-ravaged portion of the Philippines. Without it, people struggling to rebuild and even survive risk catching intestinal and other diseases. While aid agencies work to provide a steady supply, survivors have...
Six months after breaking ground, the construction of the Coega Industrial Development Zone’s (IDZ) first wind turbine manufacturing facility is on track to be completed in record time thanks to innovative and advanced engineering techniques used...
Click here to download the full Tripartite Free Trade Agreement impact analysis Since its establishment in 2009, TradeMark Southern Africa (TMSA) has supported the Tripartite of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the...
The 2013 Global Green Building Convention recently gathered in Cape Town to shed light on the latest innovations in sustainable building techniques, however, it has become paramount that an assembly of , green buildings alone will not be the only...
Volkswagen Group South Africa’s (VWSA) successful implementation of the environmentally responsible Think Blue. Factory strategy has inspired the first ever Environmental EXPO at the Uitenhage Plant. Employees were treated to an interactive...
Water collected in rainwater harvesting tanks provided in a low-cost housing project in Kleinmond, Western Cape, does not meet the standards for drinking water, unless treated, according to the findings of a Water Research Commission (WRC) study....
As South Africa celebrates National Science Week from 29 July to 2 August 2013 a newly published Water Research Commission (WRC) study highlights the history and status of freshwater science in South Africa and documents the sector’s remarkable...
eThekwini registers solar water heater and heat pump installation project as second Clean Development Mechanism project with UN The eThekwini Municipality has registered its second Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project with the United Nations....
The South African Civil Engineering Industry has been marred by challenges over the past year, however SAFCEC’s State of Industry Report, published at the end of June, starts to paint a picture of promising growth for the industry. While the United...
