Although not quite as advanced as the Transformer ‘Megatron’, mechanised hydraulic systems are nonetheless just as strong. Effectively deployed, efficiently maintained, this physical strength translates into profit. With the globalized world...
The construction and commissioning of Stage 1of the upgrading and expansion of Tshwane’s Zeekoegat Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) is on schedule for completion in November this year. This is according to Pierre van Vuuren, Concor Civils’...
“The NCPC-SA’s network of expertise is invaluable in demonstrating successes and assisting companies in exploring new technologies for solutions to waste prevention as a different resource,” says Liz Anderson, executive director and president of...
Festo South Africa was sub-contracted by Bateman Engineering Technologies to supply and install a state-of-the-art pneumatic system for Meulwater Water Treatment Works (WTW). The Meulwater WTW is a newly constructed purification plant located in...
China’s economy eclipsing Japan as the world’s second largest economy has long-lasting impact on global energy production, consumption and prices. These macro changes are not fleeting but structural, and are shifting the cyclical rhythm...
The movement of people to major urban centres and mushrooming of shanty towns is throttling the government’s best efforts to provide proper sanitation for all its people, says Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Zoe Kota-Fredericks. Speaking at...
The 12th World Toilet Summit, a first for Africa, yesterday called for toilets to become an “aspirational product” that all communities would want to fight for. The founder of the World Toilet Organisation, Jack Sim, told delegates to...
Countries meeting at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 18) that ended in Doha, Qatar on the weekend agreed on a firm timetable to adopt a universal climate agreement by 2015, and launched a new commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol. They...
The second phase of the Western Aqueduct pipeline project in Durban is under way once again. The original award of an R864 million tender by the eThekwini municipality to Esorfranki and Cycad Pipelines was set aside by KwaZulu-Natal High Court when...
