Towards the end of 2011, residents of Ballito experienced near-constant water shortages. “The bulk water supplier to the area, Umgeni Water, then appointed Icon Construction to construct the 10.8 km 700 mm diameter pipeline from Hazelmere Water...
Logging of water pressure and flow is one of the most important aspects of any water demand management(WDM) programme and one that is generally neglected if not ignored completely in most parts of South Africa. In recent years, with the advent of...
Opinion article by Frank Stevens, president of the Institute for Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly selected 23 June as the international day of commemorating the value of public service to...
The construction of Cell 9 at the Holfontein H:H Disposal Site is the first commercial hazardous waste cell to be designed and constructed to the new Class A standards contained in the Draft National Standard for Disposal of Waste to Landfi ll,...
Are we missing something? Where I live we used to have many Indian Mynah birds. These birds seemed to be territorial and they protected their areas. They also seemed to breed at an incredible rate and there were always lots of them. From what I...
By Sumetee Pahwa-Gajjar Businesses that strive to be environmentally sustainable must find better ways to measure and reduce their carbon footprint. Organisational goals for environmental performance areas, including the aim of carbon neutrality,...
With the industry trend moving away from dumping waste residues, Birkenmayer, one of Africa’s leading process engineering firms and the sole supplier of Eirich industrial mixers locally, has developed ways of viably recycling them back into the...
Most South Africans have better access to housing, water, electricity and food but are less satisfied about the quality of public services they receive than they used to be. This statement results from this year’s General Household.The survey...
Royal HaskoningDHV achieved a turnover of 308 million euros in the first half of 2013. Capacity is being adjusted in the difficult European market, while the company benefits from additional opportunities in growth markets.The turnover of 308...
