Over the last three months, I have visited housing developments across the country to assess the quality of RDP housing being delivered to South Africans. Today I visited Lekwa, Govan Mbeki and Victor Khanye Municipalities in Mpumalanga, along with...
A portable meter is proving that a rugged design and easy-to-use features do not come at the cost of accuracy. Thermo Scientific’s Orion AQUAfast Chlorine and Turbidity meters are ideal for testing drinking or wastewater in the field, plant or lab...
Transnet National Ports Authority will see the MSC SOLA – one of the largest container ships to date – call at Africa’s busiest and largest port in Durban, on Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 18h00. The Port of Durban is taking full advantage of the...
Coal is often regarded as a necessary evil in that it provides the country with most of its power and valuable export earnings. However it has a reputation for being a ‘dirty’ energy source, especially in its handling. If the management if the dust...
In what was hailed as a first for the motor industry, a renowned vehicle brand has partnered with The Glass Recycling Company to facilitate the placement of glass banks at all its dealerships countrywide. The reuse and recycling of raw, process and...
The Kalahari is estimated to contain 80% of the world’s known manganese reserves, which is an important ingredient in steel. An evaluation of historically available information indicates that up to one-billion tons of mineable ore could exist under...
The 2012 Blue Drop Report showed significant improvements, which serve as evidence of the positive impact this incentive-based regulation approach is having on the South African water sector. The first Blue Drop Report in 2009 indicated that the...
By Richard Jansen van Vuuren This year saw the fourth Blue Drop accreditation process come to successful fruition atthe Blue Drop Awards, held in conjunction with the WISA 2012 conference and Exhibition. Blue Drop accreditation and the annual Blue...
The ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Andre Haspels, and the head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation, Neil Macleod,have launched a Centre of Expertise. The Centre of Expertiseis hosted by eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS), the water...
