By Vuyiso Msipa, Technical Executive at GIBB While major headway has been made in developing infrastructure in South Africa, the country’s roads require urgent attention. This was recently highlighted when heavy rainfall in some provinces caused...
Part two Based on a presentation to the annual IMESA conference “Municipal Engineering: Meeting People’s Needs”, held in Port Elizabeth, October 2013 By Kevin Wall, Oliver Ive, Jay Bhagwan, Wayne Birkholtz, Nocawe Lupuwana and Esther Shaylor....
An expanded range of Evak sewage and drainage pumps, many of which are being made available to the South African market for the first time, is generating an immense amount of interest in the local market. In fact Corde Africa, which is importing...
As one of the most progressive municipalities in South Africa, the City of Tshwane Municipality is engaged in comprehensive developments in infrastructure, city planning, transport development and integrated planning. IMIESA looks at some of...
By Nicholas McDiarmid editor, IMIESA In a substantial pipeline upgrade project, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality recently completed the replacement of more than 1.4 km of asbestos cement (AC) pipeline, which dated from the 1980s, with 560mm...
By Jaco van Niekerk, Department of Water Affairs: Construction The construction of the De Hoop Dam is at the heart of the Olifants River Water Resources Development Project (ORWRDP), which is intended to unlock economic potential in the region and...
Benin will receive US $6.4 million to repair flood damage that occurred in 2010. Heavy rains caused damage to 278 schools and destroyed more than 50 000 houses. Credit from the International Development Association was approved by the World Bank...
IN AN EXCITING moment in South African pre-cast concrete history, Salberg Concrete Products has merged with Ubuntu Pre-cast in what promises to be a shakeup of who’s who in the market. “In an industry where the barriers to entry are vast, the...
In light of government’s multi-trillion infrastructure spend in coming years, innovation is key, according to international consulting firm Royal HaskoningDHV CEO Nyami Mandindi. In 2012, President Jacob Zuma announced a R4-trillion infrastructure...
