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Reducing Risk and Building Trust with Bureau Veritas
A world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, Bureau Veritas operates in agri-food, industry, commodities as well as building and infrastructure markets. Water is a critical resource across all these sectors, and as its quality declines, water...
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Tsebo Facilities Management Champions Water Conservation in the Workplace
Multiple provinces in the country are grappling with deteriorating water quality and increasingly frequent and lengthy disruptions to water supply. And as a workplace management solutions provider, Tsebo is tackling this reality head-on. “Most of our customers within...
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A New Defender Emerges To Tackle Water Pollution
“Water pollution in South Africa has worsened, and it has worsened largely due to the collapse of municipal governance. By not properly planning for, operating, maintaining or building water and sanitation infrastructure, raw sewage is running down some streets in...
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Can Municipalities Keep The Water Flowing?
South Africa’s growing urbanisation is straining the current water infrastructure, necessitating sustainable water. Having a reliable water supply is tied to social stability, and disruptions undermine community well-being as well as environmental...
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Embracing low carbon buildings for a sustainable, cost-efficient future
Reducing a building’s carbon footprint is challenging, but the benefits are substantial. By Frikkie Malan, Chief Commercial Officer at Remote Metering Solutions Efficient, low-carbon facilities utilise cost-effective solutions to minimise...
Investment key to growth of African transport and logistics sectors
The transport industry in Africa has evolved in recent years due to advancements in technology, changes in trade patterns, and through the emergence of new players in the market. Whilst the industry still faces challenges – infrastructure...
[THOUGHT LEADER] Construction key to unlocking SA’s next employment boom
Following the economic downturn seen over the past couple of years, the South African construction industry is quickly regaining strength and companies are hiring to meet growing demand. By Roelof van den Berg, CEO of the Gap Infrastructure...
eThekwini Municipality approves bold water and sanitation turnaround strategy
The eThekwini Municipality executive council has approved the City’s water and sanitation turnaround strategy – aimed at addressing various water and sanitation issues The municipality said that its water and sanitation unit developed an...
Department calls on mines to register tailing dams
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on mining houses that have not registered their dams on the department’s database to submit their information in order to ensure compliance with dam safety regulations. The department is...
COVER STORY | Success founded on passionate employees
Companies that consistently perform and deliver exceptional customer service in their niche markets have an infinite life. A prime example is the legendary history of APE Pumps and sister company Mather+Platt, which have been pump leaders in South...
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The municipal engineer of the future
Byline: Jannie Pietersen: Excerpt from IMESA’s 2012 presidential address Caption: While traditional technical skills are vital for the municipal engineer they key issue going forward is the development of non-technical and interpersonal skills....
Urbanisation changing the face of town planning
Caption: GIBB’s technical executive for urban and rural planning, Nico Kriek In the 1900’s only 10% of the world’s population resided in cities, this figure escalated to more than 50% in 2010 and in 2050, 75% of the world’s population will reside...
Unlocking infrastructure delivery
Restoring the ethical balance in construction Caption: From left to right – Craig Lemboe, Dean Mogale, Graham Pirie, Naren Bhojaram and Justice Malala CESA recently hosted a successful conference at the ICC in Durban from 4 to 6 November...
Hartbeespoort Dam garners more investment
The Department of Water Affairs has announced that following the successful conclusion of the first phase of the Integrated Biological Remediation Programme at the Hartbeespoort Dam, it would be spending a further approximately R258.5 million on...
Urbanisation expected to bring more infrastructure requirements
The disclosure by Census 2011 that more people are moving to the Western Cape and Gauteng as a result of urbanisation is cause for concern, avers Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) CEO Graham Pirie. “It brings new dynamics into play in terms...
CAN DO cleans up the SA West Coast
Intrepid social change adventurers, Michael Baretta and Camilla Howard, have walked 500 km thus far to reach the deserted shores of the West Coast. This trek forms part of their 3 000 km hike, part of the 3000km CAN DO! Trekking for Trash...
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Timber industry offers its resources to government for housing and isolation units
Sawmilling South Africa (SSA) and the Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA) have offered the South African government their combined resources, skills and expertise as part of their sector’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. One...
Lockdown demands that CIPC must rescind its delay of business rescue filing
The national coronavirus-related lockdown has put many companies into financial distress, but recent notices from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) are delaying the business rescue process and in fact fall to be set aside...
OPINION: Mines can’t ignore the carbon tax but they can take control of it
According to Air Quality Expert at the European Environment Agency, Alberto Gonzalez Ortiz, the world has seen a dramatic drop in pollution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But this is mainly due to the reduction in Nitrogen Dioxide emitted by road...
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From wasteland to wonderland
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality recently unveiled six new parks in the Kwanobuhle area, on the outskirts of Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape. The parks, which were once dump sites labelled as an eyesore to the community, have been converted into...
EThekwini to pilot Public Transport Incentive Programme
The eThekwini Municipality is set to pilot 500 vehicles under the Public Transport Service Improvement Incentive Programme. Through the programme the City is engaging with mini bus taxi operators, who are key providers of public transport in the...
Partnering for sustainable waste management
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality recently hosted a Waste Indaba with the aim of improving solid waste management and safeguarding the environment. The event, which was a cooperative effort between the City and the Border-Kei Chamber of...
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