AECOM engineers know no borders
As part of their work with Engineers Without Borders, a number of AECOM experts travel to Kenya to provide clean and safe drinking water to a local hospital with 20,000 patients.
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New partnership offers vast project delivery services expertise
Three leading infrastructure, resources and industrial development firms have forged a partnership offering Africa the very best expertise in Project Delivery Services in the infrastructure, resources and industrial development sectors. The...
South Africa proud to ratify the Nagoya Protocol
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is proud to announce that South Africa is the first country in 2013 and the twelfth country overall to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of...
REDISA: The judgment explained
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa (pictured) welcomes the decision of the North Gauteng High Court to dismiss, with costs, the application brought by the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) and Circuit Fitment CC (CF...
Sustainable resources sharing: What the experts have to say
The increasing water requirements of South Africa’s burgeoning population and industrial growth are challenging the sustainable utilisation and management of water resources in the country. The unavoidable challenge is: how to ensure that shared...
Critical analysis of the Cape’s coastal zones
With the promulgation and enactment of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act (NEM: ICMA) on 1 December 2009, a paradigm shift in coastal management has occurred in South Africa. This paper aims to address selected...
DWA and CSIR collaborate
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The aim of the MoU is to forge a strategic partnership that will enable the two public entities to...
Kia Motors South Africa to launch its first solar powered dealership next month
During 2012, the Kia dealer network has expanded by 10% and now consists of 68 Kia dealers nationally. As part of a plan to become an environmentally conscious brand, KMSA will be opening its first eco-friendly solar powered dealership in...
Vital Modderfontein wetland rehabilitated
World Wetlands Day, which takes place on 2 February each year, aims to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands in ecosystems. As urban development expands, many wetlands now fall within urbanised or semi-urbanised areas, as is the case...
