The African Water Facility has announced, that it has offered the Hadejia-Jama’are-Komadugu-Yobe Basin Trust Fund a EUR 2 mn grant for a strategic action plan to develop water resources in the Komadugu-Yobe basin in northern Nigeria. Over 15...
Degrémont Technologies, a subsidiary of French water treatment giant Suez Environment, has teamed up with well-known chemicals company Dow’s Water and Process Solutions division to supply ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for a pilot...
The City of Tshwane has restored electricity supply to the Madibeng Local Municipality in the North West Province after they made a payment totaling R15.2 million. Madibeng’s power was briefly disconnected on Friday after they failed to honour...
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, has announced the establishment of three more research centres of excellence (CoEs), bringing the number of such centres in the country to 17. The CoEs will be in water, HIV and Aids, and human...
South Africa has taken bold steps to fight climate change, says Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa. “Three years ago renewable energy projects were small and lacking investment, today there is rapid uptake of large-scale renewable energy...
The effective utilisation of Consulting Engineers in local government has never been more important. It could be argued that South Africa is unique with its highly skilled private sector, and overly politicised public sector. In Sweden, 95% of...
The South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) was launched at the beginning of November in Nelson Mandela Bay to maximise participation in the global ‘blue economy’. Founded as an initiative of the South African Maritime Safety...
By Liesl Frankson The Department of Water and Sanitation has presented a progress report on interventions and solutions to tackle the problem of Acid mine drainage (AMD) in the country. The presentation was made at a meeting held with a...
Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Councillor Mpho Parks Tau, unveiled a R1.95 billion mixed residential development in South Hills, southern Johannesburg, on Tuesday. On completion about six years from now, the development – in Region F, near...
