The Braamfontein Spruit – the longest river in Johannesburg – will undergo a substantial rehabilitation, following interventions by the Johannesburg Roads Agency. The JRA, responsible for road and stormwater infrastructure in the City, has...
The Orkney Wastewater Treatment Plant in the North West province was recently robbed by 15 thieves on Thursday, 7 April 2016. The thieves tied the security guards and stole cables from the transformer and at the switchgear room. According to...
The City of Cape Town’s will soon embark on a major project in Bothasig to turn Plattekloof Road into a dual carriageway and refurbish the existing road infrastructure. The project will cost approximately R100 million and entails the construction...
The Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) Bi-annual Economic and Capacity Survey for the period July to December 2015, just released indicates that times are tough and getting tougher with industry confidence the lowest in 16 years. The report...
Approximately 37% of South Africa’s potable water is lost every year. With the severe drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, government cannot afford to tolerate such losses and is in search of innovative solutions to help bridge this...
Cross-industry sustainability solutions specialist ImproChem appointed new managing director Graham Sanders on 1 March 2016. Sanders jumps straight into WASA’s Hot Seat to discuss the company’s capabilities and commitment to its customers....
Against the backdrop of climate change, and El Niño, up to his usual tricks, South Africa is in the grip of a crippling drought. It is within this context that WISA 2016 promises to be a riveting, not-to-be-missed conference. South Africa’s current...
Funding for drought interventions in the Ilembe District Municipality have dried up as a result of the persistent drought. This has seen the reduction in the number of hired water tankers from 41 to 12 according to a report by IOL. Mayor Welcome...
Developed on a scale beyond anything the country has known the iconic new Mall of Africa is set to open in less than a month, on 28 April 2016. Southern Africa’s largest single-phase shopping centre development to date, the R5-billion Mall of...
