The inaugural Eastern Cape Ports & Maritime Conference will be hosted in Port Elizabeth between 29 and 31 May 2013. The conference will unpack opportunities for investors and the broader industry in maritime and other export and logistic...
The Benguela Current Convention signed on 18March 2013 by South Africa, Angola and Namibia seeks to promote a coordinated regional approach to the long-term conservation, protection, rehabilitation, enhancement and sustainable use of the Benguela...
Those interested in making a presentation at WISA’s conference next year are invited to submit a one-page abstract of their proposed presentation to the conference organisers by 30 June 2013. All abstracts must be submitted in electronic format...
As citizens in a semi-arid country, South Africans are wasteful water users, using as much as five times more water per person than we should. According to Peter Shepherd, partner and principal hydrologist in the Johannesburg office of SRK...
The South African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers’ Association (SAPPMA) has warned that the replacement of old water pipes around the country is long overdue. Speaking at the launch of National Water Week (18 to 24 March 2013), SAPPMA chairman Jan...
AMD is expected to reach environmental critical level – the highest level that mine water can be allowed to rise in the mine void before adverse impacts can be detected – by September this year. A short-term solution, the construction of a pump...
During the planning of the construction of the City of Cape Town’s Integrated Rapid Transit (IRT) system, which includes the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, Usazasa Road was designated for an upgrade to a dual lane road, owing to the increase in...
Pictured: Delayne Gray, managing director of SBS and Terri Turner, from SBS Tank marketing and communications SBS Water Systems have announced the launch of their Proudly South African SBS Tanks product range. SBS is a level two BBBEE business...
An exceptional example of safety achievement ‘against all odds’ The two-year upgrade of the Bayhead Road, adjacent to the Port of Durban, was completed with zero lost time injuries and over 1 million lost time injury free man hours. Graham Landon,...