Cape Town Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille on Thursday announced the city’s Water Resilience Plan. A procurement plan is already underway for a number of augmentation schemes, including desalination, water reuse and groundwater extraction. “Over...
3D printing has been taken to the next level by Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The company has produced its first printed spare part made of metal. The part – a thermostat cover for truck and Unimog models from older model series – has passed all the stages...
The Department of Labour (DoL) has started its inspection to determine the cause of the collapse of the unused pedestrian bridge over the N3 highway. Five people were injured, three seriously, when the bridge collapsed in the early hours of the...
Two-and-half years since construction first began, the north and south decks of the one-kilometre ramp of the Mt Edgecombe Interchange were joined, marking the ramp’s place in the record books as the longest incrementally launched bridge in the...
The Western Cape Government will ask the national Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to ‘pay back the money’ after it was forced to divert R3.5 million to conduct emergency maintenance to the Voëlvlei canals. The office of the Premier, Helen...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane has dismissed the claims by the Organization Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) that she has deliberately delayed the implementation of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP II). OUTA has...
The City of Johannesburg has declared a ‘war on potholes’, city mayor Herman Mashaba said. The city said it has prioritised the repair of potholes around the city as there are thousands which are dangerous and disruptive. These were caused by...
Plastic shopping bag waste could soon be a thing of the past. This follows the development of 100% biodegradable plastic bags by a team of scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Polymer and Composite Research...
The establishment of a regional information hub is being advocated by the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF). NEPAD believes this development should be used to advertise bankable projects in Africa, and has proposed that...
