The managing director of waste management company Pikitup has been suspended following allegations of irregularities in the awarding of a tender. Amanda Nair is facing five charges relating to a R263 million tender awarded to Aqua Transport Plant...
Sixteen sanitation innovations from across the world are being funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The aim is to generate ideas for sustainable sanitation for the 2.5 billion people worldwide without access to safe or affordable...
The Department of Water Affairs has slammed the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) 2014 report on water and sanitation for being outdated, baseless and misleading. The SAHRC recently released its Report on the Right to Access...
Investments in social infrastructure such as water, electricity, sanitation, schools, colleges and housing will be increased. During his address on the 20 Year Review, President Jacob Zuma pointed out that the provision of public health services...
In 2013, ERWAT established its commercial business division as a distinct department in order to leverage its success and expertise as a service provider to other municipalities and industry. ERWAT is an established water care municipal business...
Tetra Pak, the food processing and packaging solutions business, has made strong progress in 2013 towards its 2020 environmental targets, focusing on developing sustainable products, reducing environmental footprint across the value chain and...
The annual Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) conference was held in Cape Town late last year. A scene of lively debate and challenging questioning, the conference saw some real issues being tackled and an awareness that change is coming. The...
This article is the second in a series of two articles dealing with road cost allocation and recovery.It provides an overview of (a) the criteria for and methods of road cost allocation, and (b) objectives and principles of road cost determination...
South Africa will observe National Water Week from 17 – 23 March, with a theme that celebrates the country’s achievements over the last two decades of democracy. Celebrations for the week will be held under the banner, ‘Water is Life – 20 Years of...
