water | Infrastructure news - Part 379

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Sewage floods Mongau Street in Tshepiso, Sharpeville, in Emfuleni Local Municipality

Outa finds Emfuleni recovery plan lacking

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has expressed its concern over the Financial Recovery Plan for the dysfunctional Emfuleni Local Municipality. The organisation says it is concerned that the plan has a lot of information but no clear plan,...
G-Eco food waste

Keeping organic waste out of landfills

With only six years of municipal landfill airspace left, Johannesburg is staring down the barrel of a wheelie bin. While the city implements programmes to reduce reuse and recycle, industry experts ask: Are we doing enough to curb the amount of...

N West’s Kromellenboog Dam dam running low

Dam levels in the North West are the lowest in the country. Water and Sanitation says the province’s dams were about 76% full in October 2017. The average is now just 57-point-5 percent. Fish in the Kromellenboog Dam near Groot Marico are...

IFAT Africa gets broader scope in 2019

IFAT Africa is set to have have a broader scope in 2019 when this key event is co-located for the first time with food and drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) and analytica Lab Africa. Presented by leading international exhibition organiser Messe...
smart-cities

Building sustainable cities

With the population in cities estimated to expand by an additional 2.5 billion people in the next 35 years, the international community is turning its attention towards building sustainable cities this World Cities Day. Celebrated on 31 October,...