The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have entered into a collaboration on sanitation innovation solutions for South Africa. A memorandum of understanding – “Partnership in the...
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is disappointed by the Department of Water Affairs’s (DWA) response to its report on water and sanitation. The SAHRC recently released its Report on the Right to Access Sufficient Water and Decent...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is discussing opportunities for private sector financing in water and sanitation. To date, the AfDB has focussed its lending exclusively on public sector entities. However, AfDB head of water Mohamed El Azizi...
For every engineer in South Africa there are 3 000 people, says SAICE CEO Manglin Pillay. Pillay highlighted South Africa’s shortage of civil engineers while addressing engineering students at the University of the Witwatersrand. He pointed out the...
Infrastructure managers are increasingly subject to tight financial controls, pressure on existing infrastructure and the challenge of comprehending huge volumes of data across different asset classes. IMQS, or Infrastructure Management Query...
Wastewater and biosolids treatment processes are increasingly being modified for the generation of biogas, offering a source of energy to generate power and heat. Maryke Foulds speaks to Dr André van Niekerk and Theunis Duminy at Golder Associates....
2013 was a good year for the South African truck market surpassing all expectations. Sales increased by 11.12% on 2012’s full-year results, reaching a noteworthy 30 936 units despite a number of key challenges posted by the local political and...
Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming an increasingly attractive investment frontier. James Milne, Sarah O’Carroll and Craig Parker, Senior Consulting Analysts, Frost & Sullivan, Africa look at this region, offering advice to those striving to move...
The City of Johannesburg has extensive plans to repair flood damage and upgrade road infrastructure. In Johannesburg parts of Soweto, Lenasia, Roodepoort, Midrand and Florida were affected by the recent heavy rainfall, flooding roads, damaging...
