The eThekwini Municipality has issued a warning to all residents, to refrain from drinking, swimming or fishing in rivers on the South Coast due to sewage contamination. Mohammed Dildar from the municipality’s water and sanitation unit says a...
The African Water Facility (AWF) has attracted €1.2 billion of follow-on investments for water management projects pledged by donors. “This is a major achievement for AWF’s 10th anniversary,” said Akissa Bahri, the Coordinator of the AWF. The...
Eskom is set to give an in depth report on its plans heading into the festive season. Cabinet is also expected to meet on Wednesday, 10 December to discuss the electricity crisis. The power utility switched to stage three load shedding last week...
A new remote sensing technology has recently been developed that will allow researchers to detect toxic gases up to one kilometre away. The new technology can discriminate one type of gas from another with greater specificity than most remote...
The World Bank has pledged US$1.2 billion to support infrastructure development and improve the competitiveness of the East African Community (EAC) states. The bank, through IFC and MIGA, will provide additional resources for regional...
Precision timing for the jacking and lifting of a 310 tonne patrol vessel was critical because as sailors know – time and tide wait for no man. This was the challenge facing Vanguard, the specialist heavy lift and abnormal load transport solutions,...
The power system is expected to remain very tight over the next few days, according to Eskom. The power utility’s decision to implement load shedding over the weekend was taken to restore water and diesel reserves for the week, to allow maintenance...
Local South African provider of water, sewage and industrial effluent treatment technology Prentec recently celebrated 40 years in the water sector. Over the past four decades, the company has provided solutions to treat affected water worldwide....
Dr Dyllon Randall of engineering, management and specialist technical services Aurecon’s water unit in Tshwane, recently won third place at the Falling Wall Lab in Berlin, Germany’s capital, for his work in wastewater treatment. Randall was one of...
