In July this year Umgeni Water turned 40 years old – a remarkable milestone in the history of the organisation. FOR FOUR decades, Umgeni Water has been abstracting raw water, treating it and delivering it as safe drinking water to six...
A Pretoria brick manufacturer has boosted production and reduced operating costs thanks to the recent purchase of a Pilot Modular horizontal impact crusher from local crushing and screening specialist Pilot Crushtec International. The Pilot Modular...
The 19th annual national conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIAsa) brought into sharp focus the state of the country’s water supply reserves, its treatment and the way it manages wastewater. The conference was...
The Meyersdal Structural Collapse Incident Inquiry will begin with the cross-examination of witnesses on October 29. This was announced by Commission of Inquiry Presiding Officer Phumudzo Maphaha at a Department of Labour briefing session. The...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane has admitted that the target of eradicating the buck system by December 2014 will not be met. “[O]n behalf of the President, I must apologise to the people of South Africa in that we were...
An enterprising Soweto businessman has added an innovative new dimension to his business by recycling rubble from the site of a major new project and converting it into a highly saleable product: building sand. A 24 month supply of building rubble,...
The Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) is driving a dynamic marketing and awareness campaign of its various charity projects to schools across Gauteng. According to PSPC director Adri Spangenberg, twenty new schools have committed themselves to...
The City of Cape Town has unveiled the first ‘green’ transport facility in South Africa that generates its own electricity, enabling it to operate off the electricity grid. The Wallacedene taxi rank is the first public transport facility in the...
The North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements plans to fund R141 620 000 worth of infrastructure developmental projects as well as create job opportunities in this financial year. Social infrastructure development will be...
