By Kevin Norris, consulting solutions architect and Dave Smith, renewable energy expert Given the current power challenges in South Africa, as well as a growing trend toward solutions for sustainable electricity, solar technology as a source of...
A recent evaluation conducted by the Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has revealed that the Bank’s substantial investment in road infrastructure in Cameroon from 2004 to 2013 resulted in...
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) researchers have warned that continued population and economic growth, combined with climate change, could result in serious water shortages in some parts of the country by 2025. Speaking to the...
Historically, waste management in South Africa mainly focused on end of pipe technologies such as landfilling and incineration. With the promulgation of the National Environmental Management Act (No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA) and the National...
A R16-million multipurpose Pikitup waste management depot was opened in Orange Farm, Region G recently adding fuel to the City of Johannesburg’s recycling fire. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services...
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-SA) Water Balance Programme is receiving strong support as car manufacturers join in and do their bit this scarce resource. Nissan South Africa is one of these continuing its support of the programme for the...
The CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards are all set to take place on 12 August 2015 at Vodaworld in Midrand. Awards will be handed out in the following categories Engineering Excellence for projects with a value of less than R50 million,...
Jul 27, 2015
The Landfill 2015 Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Waterval Country Lodge in Tulbagh on the 15th and 16th of September 2015. Landfill 2015 will seek to bring the Landfill and Alternative Waste Treatment industries together to learn...
The Department of Water and Sanitation and the City of Tshwane have decided to take immediate steps to address the recurring problem of sewage spillage at Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Pretoria. This follows a meeting between the...
