Next month Cape Town plays host to what is fast becoming sub-Saharan Africa’s leading event dedicated to the power generation industry. Over 2,000 industry heavyweights will descend on the Mother City from 17 – 19 March to discuss current and...
Another 100 metric tons of highly contaminated water overflowed after a valve had mistakenly been left open said operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco). “We are taking various measures, but we apologise for worrying the public with such a leak,”...
South Africa and Africa’s largest acid mine drainage (AMD) plant will begin operations within the next two months. The Central Basin pump station and treatment plant is located in Germiston and will treat 70 million litres of toxic mine water a...
Water Planet Engineering (WPE), a spinoff company from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has entered into a joint development agreement with global company 3M to explore commercial production of a new polymer material with...
Water affairs Minister Edna Molewa has pledged to give extra support to the iMbabazane Local Municipality to finish the expansion of the Loskop Treatment Plant within the next three months. The project is expected to alleviate problems with water...
Nestle is working with the Department of Water Affairs to determine how large quantities of coffee creamer landed up on the Mooi River in the Cape Province, turning the water white. The Department has assured the community of Tlokwe that the...
The Madibeng municipality in the North West, which has been hit by protests over water delivery is dysfunctional, says Trevor Manual, minister in the presidency. “I’m saying what my observation – that the local authority is dysfunctional. It...
The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference’s (SATMC) waste tyre plan is still waiting on approval. Tyres are increasingly being dumped at unauthorised sites because landfills no longer accept waste tyres and there is a lack of adequate waste...
The Nigerian Ministry of Communications Technology recently met with IBM to identify and promote the exchange of ideas between government officials and IBM’s senior leadership team as well as identify opportunities for technology adoption. The...
