Eighteen members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) were arrested in connection with several criminal offences, including attempted murder, intimidation, public violence and damage to property in the midst of the ongoing...
The upgrade of the Mark Street Pump Station in Bethal will play a major role in ensuring sewerage flows and the bad smell in the air are a thing of the past. The Private Public Partnership (PPP) between the Department of Water and Sanitation, Govan...
A total amount of R405 million has been set aside by the Buffalo City Metro for the upgrading and the refurbishment of four Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTWs) plants in King William’s Town to 17.5 ML/D capacity. This project which will be done in...
“The next big conflicts in Africa will be on water usage” was the chilling prediction made earlier this year by the recently departed Dr Lawrence Musaba of the Southern African Power Pool and last year’s recipient of the African Utility Week...
The Knysna Municipality is considering punitive tariffs to curb wasteful water usage as the situation has reached critical levels, with reserves down to less than 20 days at the current consumption rate. The municipality has described the situation...
The renewable energy sector is doing well at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), said the Department of Trade and Industry. The development zone’s Ayanda Ramncwana said ELIDZ has secured private sector investment worth R4 billion,...
Illegal dumping sites in Diepsloot were singled out for a major cleanup when Pikitup’s five-month citywide Waste Minimisation Campaign entered its second week on Saturday March 5. Pikitup is the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity. The...
The use of GPS tracking devices to assist ready-mix concrete suppliers have been hailed by many to be an effective way to improve the efficiency of a fleet, yet there are others who feel the exercise is not worthwhile. Johan van Wyk of the Southern...
The drought-stricken communities of Polokwane and Praktiseer recently received relief in the form of mobile reservoirs with a storage capacity of 80 000 litres per truck. During a public engagement event at Segorong Sports Ground in Praktiseer...
