South Africa has received a lot of bad press surrounding water-related issues this year. However, South Africa is on track to reaching its Millennium Development Goal for water. 89.9% of South African households reported having access to piped...
The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) expresses its deepest sympathy and horror at the senseless murder of a colleague, Geoff Sylvester, who spent much of his career bringing water to the poorest of the poor. Condolences to his...
There is an increasing need for large wastewater treatment plants to generate as much electricity as possible from biogas. This not only ensures significant operational cost savings, but also improves the environmental profile of the plant....
WRP Consulting Engineers is pleased to announce the dates for the 2014 annual Water Leakage Summit which will be held at the DBSA Vulindlela Auditorium in Midrand on 19 and 20 August 2014. Places for the Summit will be limited and will be allocated...
A joint venture between Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) and a partner has seen the probing in search of crude in deep water 175 km off the coast of South Africa, according to chief executive of CNRL Steve Laut. “The project carries a lot of...
Britain has pledged £150 million (R2.7 billion) to Tanzania in support of the country’s rural water supply, sanitation and hygiene programmes. The funding will support Tanzania’s programmes for five years from 2014 to 2019, and forms part of...
Delegates at the recent Water and Sanitation Summit have committed to develop a Water and Sanitation Ten-Year Plan as the water and sanitation pillar of the National Development Plan. The Water and Sanitation Ten-Year Plan will have four...
The Sol Plaatje Municipality in the Northern Cape is overhauling ageing water infrastructure, which has recently been experiencing numerous water cuts, due to a burst pipe at the reservoir. Source: sabcdigitalnews Source URL:...
By Professor Eugene Cloete of the University of Stellenbosch No one can live without water. However, judging by how many South Africans waste water, one would think we have an unlimited supply of it. What many of us may not realise is that there’s...
