CSIR | Infrastructure news - Part 7

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Rainwater harvesting

Rainwater harvest from tanks: can you drink it?

Water collected in rainwater harvesting tanks provided in a low-cost housing project in Kleinmond, Western Cape, does not meet the standards for drinking water, unless treated, according to the findings of a Water Research Commission (WRC) study....
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Change mind-set and become more competitive

Lacking supply chain awareness is hampering the competitiveness of South Africa’s wine industry. However, supply chain experts believe that with some changes made to the industry’s supply chains, SA wine will be able to compete far more effectively...
Gabarone

What is the price of bad roads?

When your truck is trying to avoid the potholes along the secondary roads that serve the coal belt in Mpumalanga, or bouncing over corrugated dirt roads in the Northern Cape, have you ever wondered how much these roads cost? Not cost as in build....
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Connecting neighbours and engaging the world

Pictured: Prof. Jan Havenga, Centre for Supply Chain Management: Stellenbosch University; Dr. Cornelius Ruiters, Executive Director CSIR Built Environment;  Nadia Viljoen, Senior researcher and Scientific editor of the survey, CSIR; Cobus Rossouw,...
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Is greywater recycling sustainable?

By Timony Siebert, Environment Consultant at Talbot & Talbot Access to water is an urgent issue facing Southern Africa; nearly 100 million people lack adequate access to water. While access to water has become a global concern, solutions remain...
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Olifants River pollution study concluded

“Every opportunity must be taken to maximize the recycling and re-use of wastewater for other purposes at or close to the point where the wastewater is generated, and these principles must be incorporated in to water resource management plans for...