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An environmentally friendly infrastructure upgrade

The Homevale waste water treatment works (WWTW), in the Northern Cape, have undergone a significant upgrade to address the critical needs of the population growth in the area, whilst ensuring that the surrounding environment is not compromised. The...

Joburg residents await 2015/16 budget

The blue and green economies, youth empowerment as well as key programmes such as the Corridors of Freedom and Jozi@work are expected to feature prominently today during the City of Johannesburg’s 2015-2016 Budget. Member of the Mayoral Committee...
Exhibition floor African Utility Week

Africa keen to solve energy problems

The 15th African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa conference and expo was a huge success with a record attendance of 6000 people over three days in Cape Town earlier this month. From 12-14 May, the event gathered power and water professionals...
Tanzania map

Tanzania

In 2004, Tanzania had an estimated 85 000 km of classified roads, of which some 5 169 km were paved. A 1 930 km main road links Zambia and Tanzania, and there is a road link with Rwanda. A 10-year integrated roads programme, funded by international...

Alternative sanitation technologies shine in KZN

KwaZulu-Natal recently showed off some of its alternative sanitation technologies when Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane and Deputy Minister Pamela Tshwete embarked on a tour to explore the various methods used by locals to better...

Call to make tailings dams safer

Monitoring of tailings storage facilities could provide better levels of confidence, that the facility is performing as was intended, if regular monitoring data measurements were compared to expected values rather than just being checked for...
Kenya road construction

Kenya

Kenya’s extensive transport system includes road, rail, air, and coastal and inland waterways. The chief port is Mombasa, whose history predates the colonial era and which is now the largest port on the East African coast. It is operated by the...

UWP Consulting celebrates 10 years in Tanzania

UWP Consulting (Tanzania) opened its doors as a partnership between Tanzanian professionals and South African engineering consulting practice UWP Consulting a decade ago. The Tanzanian business has successfully completed roads and water projects...

CT’s lower dam levels no cause for concern

The City of Cape Town’s dam levels are at slightly lower levels than previous years, but the municipality says projected demand is unlikely to exceed projected supply for the foreseeable future. In a statement released on Wednesday the city says...