The NEPAD Agency in partnership with Australian Aid recently launched an Infrastructure Skills for Development Programme (IS4D) to build human capacity for the effective implementation of regional infrastructure projects. The programme targets 38...
The City of Cape Town is working steadily to resolve a sewer surcharge that has been affecting the residents of Hazeldene and Philippi for several days. The surcharge is a result of a significant blockage, which City officials have found...
The Langeberg Municipality is in the middle of its 2014/2015 financial year and most of its capital projects, focused on achieving the goals set out in the Integrated Development Plan, are nearing completion. Maynard Johnson, Manager of...
Innovation and skills growth are the aims of a recent initiative in SRK Consulting’s Johannesburg office, where young engineers and scientists were briefed to research and develop anything that would improve their work quality and efficiencies....
Durban has been awarded another feather in its cap for its climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives. Mayor of eThekwini Municipality James Nxumalo announced that Durban will be joining the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), an...
Solar Voltaic specialists have revamped the 6 300 Sqm2 roof of a commercial vehicle assembly plant in Pinetown, thereby creating a carbon-neutral facility. The solar system can generate up to 810,000 kWh per year. Surplus energy is fed into the...
Soil provides nutrients, water and minerals to plants and trees, stores carbon and is home to billions of insects, small animals, bacteria and many other micro-organisms. Yet the amount of fertile soil on the planet has been diminishing at an...
It may not be as visually striking as a green forest or appear as vital as fresh water, but plain-looking soil is a natural resource just as essential to sustaining life on Earth. Soil provides nutrients, water and minerals to plants and trees,...
A shift to a green economy pathway could lead Egypt to achieve annual savings of $2.4 billion, as well as a 13 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions, and a 40 per cent reduction in water consumption. This is according to a new report released by the...
