According to Rand Water, on 2 December the Vaal Dam was at 40,8 percent capacity. Department of Water spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau updates gives an update on the status of the dams, amid heavy Gauteng rainfall....
Dec 5, 2019
IMESA (Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa) promotes the interests of municipal engineers and their profession with the aim of expanding the knowledge and best practices in all Local Government municipalities. For the 2020...
Plastics SA has congratulated the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries (DEAFF) on the hosting of a very successful Plastics Colloquium in Boksburg recently. According to Anton Hanekom, Executive Director of Plastics SA, they...
HDPE pipe has a proven history of high performance in water transportation. It offers the lowest failure rates of all traditional materials used for water systems, superb chemical resistance and low water absorption, and is easily processed and...
Experts have called for changes in the way municipalities dispose of waste in South Africa, saying that up to 90% of waste goes to landfills. Most of these landfills are uncontrolled dump sites. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)...
Plastic is not just an environmental issue, but it is also a socio-economic one. Plastic has been around since the 1950’s and unsurprisingly, plastic products are used by almost every sector of the economy. Projections are that the global...
Lightweight and requiring no specialised skills to install, TOM® 500 PVC-O is ideally suited for community projects in addition to providing longer-term savings for water utilities. Sizabantu Piping Systems recently supplied the piping for the...
A solar water heating installation at the air force base in Hoedspruit has not proven to improve energy efficiency. It has also acted as a catalyst for upskilling South National defence Force (SANDF) personnel. The South African National Energy...
Dam levels across the country remain on a steady decline despite the recent heavy downpours in some parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng in the past two weeks. A weekly dam levels report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation...
