A lack of adequate sanitation can lead up to 2.2 million deaths per year – caused by sanitation related illness and diseases. A high percentage of children under the age of 5 are affected with over 2.5 billion people – roughly 36% of the...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) South Africa’s plastic pipe industry facilitator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE). The MoU encourages...
Retrofitting at Hartbeesfontein Following on from an editorial in the May/June 2013 edition, on the new HYBACS WWTW at Swartruggens, Headstream Water’s commercial director, Julian Moore, talks to Maryke Foulds about two recent HYBACS upgrades that...
Apart from linking the land-locked countries of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi with Kenya’s maritime port of Mombasa, the Northern Corridor also serves the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan and northern Tanzania....
Zest WEG Group subsidiary EnI Electrical has opened a branch in Rustenburg to provide electrical construction expertise on both small and large scale projects to the region. The new facility shares premises with the Zest WEG Group’s facility in the...
Leaks on small diameter distribution pipelines are the most common leak a utility encounters, writes Kobus Prinsloo of Bloem Water. Locating and repairing leaks on large-diameter transmission piles is also important in maintaining safe and reliable...
The Seventh TRENCHLESS ASIA was held alongside Singapore Water Week (SIWW) in Singapore, from 2 to 4 June. This was the second event held in conjunction with SIWW which, combined with World Cities Summit and CleanEnviro Summit recorded a combined...
How does the model of port development that we have seen in Europe, Japan, Australia translate into the African context? What are the key drivers behind port development in Africa? And is there one solution for all situations? These will be...
A new optical measuring system for sedimentation profile measurement and continuous tracking of sludge blanket is now available for industrial and municipal applications. KROHNE has introduced the OPTISYS SLM 2100 optical measuring system for...
