Gaborone Dam is running dry according to a report by Botswana Daily News. The dam that has a carrying capacity of 141.4 million cubic metres is left with four per cent or 5.6 million cubic metres, a zero yield to supply the city dwellers, the paper...
A new process that can sprout microscopic spikes on nearly any type of particle may lead to more environmentally friendly paints and a variety of other innovations. Made by a team of University of Michigan engineers, the “hedgehog...
An inter-provincial workshop on industrial environmental waste management is taking place next month to empower entrepreneurs and small businesses. The workshop, which is presented by CASI Training and Conferencing Solutions, will start in...
The contracting of work packages to cooperatives and other community based enterprises under the Jozi@Work programme is set to begin this month. The programme, Jozi@Work, which has work-package contracts valued at over R1 billion, was launched last...
In 2008, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) realised that many municipalities do not manage, maintain and operate their wastewater systems in compliance with legislation posing an apparent risk to human health and safe environment. A set...
Paseka Lesolang has invented the WHC – Leak-Less Valve – a patent pending water control product that saves 70% of the water lost due to toilet leaks, by stopping the water influx at a pre-determined level. Morning live takes a closer...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality smashed several service delivery targets according to the mid-term budget and performance report, but Executive Mayor Benson Fihla cautioned that they should also be mindful of waste management challenges...
Repairs to the Lower Orange River Government Water Scheme (LORGWS) Canal in the Western Cape, have been completed. The tunnel section of the canal, which lies downstream of the Clanwilliam Dam, was recently damaged with the repair work expected to...
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) says it has started work on the Deka pipeline upgrade to enhance water supply to Hwange Thermal Power station. Late last year the Export and Import Bank of India released $28.6 million to ZPC to finance the project,...
