Pictured: Aerial view of Polihali dam Speaking at African Utilities Week last week the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa announced that construction on the R12billion second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)...
Exceptional attention to plant design, construction and finishing, together with innovative solutions to environmental protection needs has resulted in a special product that is intended to be a heritage for the community served by the Drakenstein...
The construction of the 1 200 t/d Electron Road Waste Transfer Station by eThekwini Municipality to serve the Durban area is almost 70% complete, Durban Solid Waste (DSW) Marc Wright tells Chantelle Mattheus. “This new waste management facility is...
The South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC) appeals to Government, unions, members of the media and industry players, to develop a fair, objective approach when evaluating and analysing safety statistics in the...
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is out-pacing the rest of the world with the region’s economy expected to grow by 6.1% in 2014. Rapid infrastructure development is required to sustain these predicted growth estimates climbing higher as 2014...
Pictured: Projects are often delayed or sometimes even stopped during construction due to environmental or social issues that have been neglected prior to site establishment The environmental management of construction, especially on complex,...
Currently having reached stage 2 of the upgrade process, which involves the construction of the Sludge Management process, the upgrade of Zeekoegat is well under way, discovers Chantelle Mattheus on consultation with principal for Water &...
Pictured: Acid mine water The start of construction for the pump station and treatment works at the South West Vertical mine shaft, just east of Germiston CBD, marks a major milestone in the government’s fight to prevent acid mine drainage from the...
Pikitup, City of Johannesburg’s waste management company has informed residents of the South of Johannesburg that the Meredale Garden Site on Byvanger & David Street will be temporary closed, commencing from Monday, 08 April 2013 for duration...
