Smart grids. Smart metering. If you are the kind of person who is regularly to be found around conferences where utilities and especially power supplies issues are discussed, you will be familiar with these words. In fact, you may even be one of...
The 6-year old Modder River Bridge is receiving required some cosmetic “surgery”. Engineering company Aurecon was responsible for the 637m2 operation and instantly specified Sika products to be used. The project commenced in January 2011 with...
The City of Windhoek (CoW) and the Drakenstein Municipality in South Africa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of economic development, trade, tourism, culture, sports and urban planning and land management. Windhoek mayor...
Eskom dominates the domestic steam coal market in South Africa, accounting for about 116 million tonnes of the market’s 177 million tonne total. Even though the utility aspires to reduce its dependence on coal fired technology from 90% to about...
By Jacqueline Holman South African state logistics group Transnet railed 68 million mt/year of coal in the 2011-12 financial year and plans to increase coal rail capacity to 81 million mt/year in the next five years, Transnet Commercial general...
When 2011’s clock ticked over to 2012 almost a third of the country’s municipalities lacked municipal managers, a crucial function in the efficient management of a municipality, and service delivery. Added to this is the widespread backlog in...
With waste to landfill becoming an ever critical concern, particularly in certain regions, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) calls to attention the necessity for managing all waste streams, especially that of organic...
A revolutionary new mobile self contained trailer for oily water separation has been introduced to the local market by environmental management company, Procon Environmental Technologies. Industrial operations in South Africa can now benefit from...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) is workings towards eliminating lead entirely from all locally-manufactured plastic pipe products. SAPPMA was established to create absolute quality, trust and integrity...
